Junior Accounting Specialist

Company Description

MET Energia Italia is the Italian subsidiary of MET Group, an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas, power, and renewables, focused on multicommodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.
MET Group is active in 14 European countries, with 700+ permanent staff in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.
MET Energia Italia’s mission is to become a leading market player by implementing innovation in the Italian energy market. We are a boutique of energy professionals, who, thanks to our expertise and hard work have been able to establish a competitive and highly operational optimized business in a relatively short period of time. We are determined to take our success story even further, so we strive to attract highly talented people that are ready to give their best every day and that are eager to continuously develop their skills by taking on big challenges.

**Job Description**:
As we continue to evolve our client portfolio and expand, MET Energia Italia is now looking for a talented Junior Accounting Specialist, who will be contributing to the growth of the company in the Italian market.

Within your first weeks you will receive a full training on the job so you have to be an eager learner in order to build your competencies that will render you independent. But we do not bring people aboard just to replicate what we already do, so at the same time you will have to identify potential areas of optimization and present your suggestions in a structured manner to the Chief Financial Officer.

Step by step you will take on several activities that are part of the main duties in an Accounting role, bringing your invaluable contribution to our daily operations:

- Posting transactions in accounting software (Microsoft Navision) and maintaining accounting records;
- Execute day to day accounting activities related to accounts payable and general accounting for the Company;
- Support the Senior Accountant on arising accounting issues or anomalies promptly highlighting them;
- Support the Back Office team to manage the requests received from customers regarding payments and other accounting related documents;
- Support the financial statements closing and audit process, including preparation of materials and coordination with the external audit team;
- Be active and ready to take on new challenges in other areas of MET based on your career growth objectives.

**Qualifications**:
ABOUT YOU

Needless to say, you must have a passion for Energy
You are able to process information, identify problems and trends, and solve complex problems.
You are energetic, hard-working, and you persevere through adversity until the job is done—and done impeccably.
You are results-oriented and always aim for excellence in what you do.
You are a quick learner who can investigate and effectively pick up new concepts on your own.
You can solve unforeseen challenges with creativity and structure.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Curiosity and keeping up with finance & accounting news;
- Have a good understanding of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations;
- Have a good understanding of bookkeeping and accounts payable/receivable principles;
- Excellent skills to act under pressure;
- Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking;
- Accuracy and attention to details;
- Hands-on approach and able to simultaneously control multiple tasks;
- Flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing situations and priorities;
- Well organized, autonomous with time management and planning skills;
- Bachelor in Economics, Accounting or similar (Master degree is a plus);
- Fluent in Italian;
- Good knowledge of English;
- Good use of MS Office, with advanced skills in Excel and Outlook.

Additional Information

WHAT WE OFFER
You will be part of a dynamic, innovative growth company which embraces new ideas and encourages everyone to contribute to our strategy.
We have an open, informal culture and we trust our people to get the job done - so we will also give you plenty of autonomy.
You will be working in an international environment which creates opportunities to share knowledge and work together with colleagues from other MET subsidiaries, mainly from the Swiss office.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MET Energia Italia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.