Chief Accounting Officer 238177 Mer00048Fb

Job description

Tasks

Your Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the plant management team and support the overall business strategy
• Take responsibility for the plant closing process, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, legal requirements, and internal control standards including preparation VAT tax return
• Reviews and approves contracts and other documents from an accounting side
• Manage budgets, cost optimization initiatives, and resource planning across administrative functions.
• Drive organizational effectiveness and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support plant transformation projects and strategic change management activities. Supervises the implementation of new projects related to company development and legal requirements.
• Facilitate cooperation between local management, corporate functions, and external stakeholders. Cooperation with internal tax department.
• Ensure transparent reporting and performance monitoring through relevant KPIs.
• Cooperate closely with external auditors/institutions/ public institutions and coordinate audit-related requirements for the plant as well as with Share Service Centers
• Promote a culture of integrity, collaboration, diversity, and employee engagement. Responsible for the development of employees
• Monitors changes in legal regulations on an ongoing basis, recommends and implements changes to internal procedures.
• Ensures proper execution of the company’s treasury processes

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the future of a strategically important Mercedes-Benz production site.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.
• International and innovative working environment.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• The chance to contribute directly to the transformation toward sustainable mobility.

Qualifications

Additional Qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge of IFRS regulations, Polish Accounting Act, Tax
• Practical knowledge of MS Office especially advanced Excel skills, SAP (FI, MM).
• Very good knowledge of economics, treasury processes, financing/cash management, financial statement preparation, internal audit, SOX - Advanced knowledge of state aid and group reporting
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience in change management and organizational transformation projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Fluent in English; German language skills are advantageous
• High level of intercultural competence and leadership maturity.

Competencies and Skills

• Independence and initiative.
• Achievement and results orientation.
• Willingness for continuous development.