Senior Accountant

Job description:

Alpiq in the Czech Republic, with its headquarters in Prague, is one of the largest cross-border energy traders in Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The Center of Excellence team of Alpiq has more than 150 team members and supports numerous Alpiq Group companies.

For our Accounting team we are looking for an experienced GL Senior Accountant

Your main responsibilities

Full responsibility for accounting & taxation (mainly coordination and review) and reporting of Group companies in CESEE countries that have business focus on complex energy solutions (Renewable resources, Energy derivatives, etc.)
Responsibility for reviewing and coordination of work of junior accountants and providing support to them
Daily communication with external accountants, preparation of reporting package, review of local taxes, general administration
Accounting for complex transactions
Monthly closing and reporting under IFRS
Daily communication in English with colleagues around Europe
Management of statutory audits in Group companies (financial statements review, communication with the external accounting companies, audit coordination)
Participate on the preparation of statistics reports
Cooperation with tax department
Ad-hoc projects and reports

Your profile

University degree Accounting/Economics is preferred
Czech Institute of Accountants or ACCA finalized or in progress is big advantage
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in accounting/audit
Knowledge of IFRS (other local accounting standards are advantage)
PC literate (MS Office, SAP)
Communicative knowledge of English, other languages as advantage (German, Spanish, French, Italian, Finish, Norwegian, Swedish, etc.)
Team player, tasks prioritizing and time management
Willingness to learn new things
Experience in international environment or SSC would be an advantage (especially in energy business)