On behalf of our client Plaviblu, a leader in footwear production, Manpower Serbia is looking for motivated candidates for the position of Chief Accounting Officer, reporting to the Board of Director and to the Group CFO.
Chief Accounting Officer is responsible for managing the administration and tax department in order to ensure overall supervision over the month-end closing process and statutory financial statements preparation. 
He/She is also responsible to manage the Group reporting needs following the guidelines and requirements of the head offices based in Italy.
 
Main Responsibilites 
•     Ensure full tax accounting compliance for the Company according to Serbian tax law and the overall compliance of Group transfer pricing policy, defined by the headquarters;
•     Drives process and internal control enhancements and ensure practices are in place to achieve highest standards in the preparation of the group reporting and the statutory financial reporting and to maintain efficient and compliant accounting processes and effective controls;
•     Leads continuous improvement initiatives, standardization, re-engineering of processes and controls and implementation of best practices;
•     Supervise the monthly balance sheet reconciliations process and summarize the results for management;
•     Draw up the statutory financial statements under Serbian law;
•     Define the accounting treatment of any specific issue or matter arising from the daily accounting and financial activities;
•     Leads the current accounting team in continuous improvement and development;
•     Analyses workflow and assignments to ensure operations run efficiently;
•     Ensures accuracy of accounting, financial and reporting information;
•     Contributes to the continuous improvements with automation and procedural enhancements;
•     Develops and manages Group’s policies and procedures related to accounting and reporting processes;
•     Ensures timely, accurate, and complete reconciliation of Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss accounts.
 
Job requirements
•     University degree in Business/Economics/Accounting;
•     Minimum 3+ years of experience in a similar position, preferably gained working for a medium to large international company in a changing environment;
•     Full knowledge of Serbian tax law and transfer pricing matters; 
•     Strong understanding of processes and controls;
•     Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fluent Serbian and English, both written and spoken (Italian is a plus);
•     Knowledge of ERP systems and the process of an ERP change is preferred;
•     Strong / advanced skills in MS Office: Word, Excel, Power Point;
•     Excellent analytical and organizational skills, strong attention to details.