Senior Financial Accountant DACH
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2023 revenues of $3.1 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy.
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint.
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility.
Avient employs approximately 9,700 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Senior Financial Accountant is a key role supporting the DACH region primarily but also other countries of EMEA region. This role has primary responsibility for preparation and support of various aspects of the monthly close process, preparing statutory accounts, managing audits, support tax provision and tax filling, following global accounting policies and other ad-hoc projects for the region.
This role faces several key customers as part of both daily responsibilities and as part of project teams, including Finance, Business Unit Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal and Corporate Accounting.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
- Lead the preparation and maintenance of accurate and timely monthly reporting and statutory accounts in compliance with relevant regulations and standards mainly for German entities.
- Support the EMEA FI Team with tax provision and reconciliation.
- VAT preparation for DACH entities and occasional support for other countries when needed.
- Providing oversight on certain control reviews and control implementation.
- Working with External Auditors to support Avient’s audit requirements.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies within the finance function, implementing best practices to enhance productivity and accuracy.
- Support regional and corporate initiatives.
- Other projects according to business requirements.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 5 years + experience in Accounting with preference experience with Manufacturing industry or a Big 4
- Income Tax and VAT practical knowledge.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English and any other European language is a strong asset such as German
- Strong communication skills.
- Organizational skills, a self-starter with high level of analytical skills and resilience.
- Working knowledge of SAP highly desirable.
- US GAAP, Gaaps in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
- Desirable:
- ACCA or local equivalent completed.
- Experience with SOX Compliance.
- Working knowledge of Hyperion, SAP and S4Hana.
PERKS AT WORK
- Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, we also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways.
- With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
- Extensive onboarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
We believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.