Accounting Specialist

**Challenge Yourself and Impact the Future**:
Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI) is a leading specialty chemicals company whose operating businesses formulate a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. Developed in multi-step technological processes, our innovative solutions enable our customer’s manufacturing processes in several key segments, including electronic circuitry, communication infrastructure, automotive systems, industrial surface finishing, consumer packaging, and offshore energy.

Customers of our businesses use our innovation as a competitive advantage, relying on us to help them navigate in fast-paced, high-growth markets. For example, in-car technology, from infotainment to driver assistance, is accelerating the pace of new product development and changing the competitive playing field for automotive manufacturers. With a long-standing presence in automotive markets and a deep market expertise in electronics, we sit at the intersection of this fast-growing market.

We strive to embody the five “Elements of our Culture,” our “5Cs”: Challenge, Commit, Collaborate, Choose and Care. These core values are the foundation of our organization which our employees embrace in their interactions with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders to drive financial performance and create a rewarding work environment.

**Who are we looking for?**:
We are looking for finance professionals highly motivated and willing to take a step further in their career by joining our team.

Exciting and challenging opportunity working in an American multinational chemical company. The accountant will be responsible for execution of Record to Report (“RTR”) EMEA tasks within the Financial Shared Service functions in accordance with the Group Policies, local and US GAAP requirements, agreed service level agreements and key performance indicators.

**What will you be doing?**:

- Full ownership of Month End Closing activities including reporting in HFM and variance reviews.
- Preparation and/or review and approval of balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline.
- First point of contact for corporate and FP&A for the entity/s in charge.
- Full ownership on audits and first point of contact for auditors, responsible to make sure all the deliverables are met on time.
- Responsible to monitor SOX compliance from other departments by gathering the controls.
- Cash forecast actuals.
- Monitor travel expenses on Chrome River.
- Responsible to monitor all FA related activities (additions, disposals, capex, depreciations).
- Responsible to monitor tax payment according to schedules provided by tax department.
- Responding to a significant number of ad hoc queries, and analysis as required, prioritizing work effectively to ensure that these queries are responded to on a timely basis.

**Who are You?**:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/Finance.
- Over 3+ years of Accounting/Finance experience required.
- Experience with SAP (JDE and HFM is a plus).
- Accounting role in FSS in large, listed, multinational company is desirable.
- SOX experience.

**What competencies will you need?**:

- Strong team-building skills and the proven ability to work with a diverse group of people.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (other languages are an advantage).
- Advanced Excel skills with experience of building and working with complex models and large data sets.
- Appetite for delivering continuous improvement.
- Able to establish personal credibility at all levels building effective relationships.
- Eager to learn and embraces change.
- Role may require some travel at times and work on some weekend/public holidays during month/year end periods.

**We are we Offering...**:

- Full-time.
- Fee of company canteen € 1.
- Laptop computer.
- Smart working 2 days a week.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**: