12801 - Financial Accounting Specialist

**CMCC Position cod. 12801**
**Financial Accounting Specialist**
Deadline: December 13th, 2025

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**

We are looking for a Financial Accounting Specialist to join our accounting team and immediately contribute to ensuring the accurate recording of invoices and all accounting requirements related to the Foundation’s legal status.

**ABOUT US**

CMCC Foundation is a cross-cutting scientific research center on climate change and its interactions with the environment, society, the world of business, and policymakers. Our work aims to stimulate sustainable growth, protect the environment, and develop strategies for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change. CMCC's core objective is to conduct cutting-edge science, to train the next generation of scientists at both national and international levels, and to be a beacon for climate modelling.

CMCC pursues fundamental and applied science with utmost scientific integrity, prioritizing data-driven science and providing data, information, and research results that can support informed public debate and decision-making processes. To achieve climate research objectives at the highest international standards, we invest in training all our talents, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can excel.

At CMCC you will find a strong, professional environment. Join an inclusive community that values diversity, where every voice is heard and respected. Help foster a culture of innovation and societal change, where individuals from all backgrounds can thrive and succeed.

Over the last decade, CMCC has experienced extraordinary growth. We are now embarking on a new chapter of our journey that will further boost CMCC’s global position in climate change research Together

**ROLE**

The Financial Accounting Specialist will report to the Administration and Finance Management and will be responsible for accounting and accounting entries.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

The **Financial Accounting Specialist** will be responsible for the following:
**Accounting**

- Posting and classifying incoming and outgoing invoices, ensuring the correct entry of data into the organization’s accounting system and consistency with supporting documentation
- Careful and accurate posting of invoices, both from manual journal entries and from Purchase Orders
- Verifying that the accounting entries comply with both accounting principles and the requirements for the correct issuance of OPI (Payment and Collection Orders). All activities must be performed in compliance with current legislation and the provisions related to electronic invoicing in the public administration
- Managing communications with the **SIOPE+** system (Information System on Public Entities’ Transactions) and the **PCC** (Commercial Credit Platform), including the preparation, transmission, and updating of the required data flows, ensuring compliance with deadlines and technical formats
- Supporting the proper maintenance of accounting records to ensure compliance with the entity’s tax obligations (e.g., correct recording of invoices, special attention to professionals with different withholding tax rates, invoices related to institutional activities and commercial activities with different VAT applicability)
- Proper archiving of all documents related to accounting flows, from commercial invoices to payment and collection receipts
- Verification and control of accounting entries and tax compliance related to personnel costs
- Journal entry postings and other account reconciliations, according to the standards required by the Foundation
- Collaborating on system updates to ensure proper accounting management
- Ensuring accurate cost center, WBS, and internal order entries for relevant transactions

**Periodic Reports**

- Reconciling invoice entries to ensure the accurate generation of periodic reports required by current legislation (e.g., annual certifications, VAT returns, VAT liquidation, corporate income tax calculations)
- Preparing adjustment entries necessary for year-end closing activities
- Proper verification of depreciation entries and related periodic reports
- Reconciling financial journal entries (e.g., cash balance and bank account checks)
- Collaborating with auditors and external consultants in the preparation of requested documentation

**REQUIREMENTS**

**Essential Requirements**

- High school diploma in accounting and a degree in business economics
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in tax and payroll consulting firms
- Knowledge of accounting and tax compliance for corporations, especially non-commercial entities (ENC)
- Experience with accounting and invoicing management software
- Basic knowledge of SAP (FI and MM modules)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and documentation skills, with a proactive attitude
- Discretion and a strong sense of responsibility in handling sensitive data

**Preferred**

- Knowledge of processes re