Senior Accountant

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

This role is part of the Global Business Service group and reports to the Lead Accountant, Global Business Services. Senior Accountant - Global Business Services will support centralized business process owner general accounting functions performed by headquarter team. This role will be required to support efforts around process improvements through the centralization of month end closing procedures, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and internal/external audit functions for all Global locations.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and/or review Blackline account reconciliations and journal entries for the following business process functions: prepaids, payroll, accruals, leases, intercompany, cash, internal notes, and fixed assets.
• Support closing administration functions by preparing journal entries, cost distributions and assuring timely completion to journal entry closing check lists.
• Support legacy Non-SAP entity’s trial balance feeds into SAP including mapping of legacy accounts
• Perform review of global daily cash clearing account reconciliations and clearing of aged open items in SAP.
• Support automation initiatives related to robotic process automation and blackline account reconciliation transaction matching.
• Responsible for performing and documenting internal controls outlined by the Global Financial Controls Organization.
• Support the external audit activities ensuring the integrity and timeliness of deliverables to the auditor.
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements in existing business practices and create standard operating procedures documentation for account reconciliations and journal entries performed globally.

 

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5-7 Years of Experience
• Unrelenting integrity and ethics
• Understanding of GAAP and IFRS accounting standards
• Prior experience in performing shared service BPO functions
• Ability to train and guide team/processes with limited direction
• Professional and drive to grow general accounting skills
• Demonstrates an exceptional attention to detail; well organized
• ERP experience: SAP & Blackline experience preferred
• Ability to multi-task, meet strict deadlines and excel in a fast-paced business environment - responsive 
• Ability to communicate verbal and written in English and multiple languages
• Fluent English,
• Effective team player who interacts well with others
• Advance MS Excel user

Offer:

 

• Stable employment in newly created SSC in Kraków
• Outstanding and supportive atmosphere of collaboration in the team and in Westinghouse group
• Attractive remuneration with bonuses
• Hybrid model of work, flexible working time
• Benefit package with Multisport card
• Life insurance
• Private Medical Care
• Charity initiatives
• Parking space for employees
• Employee referral program