Chief Accountant

• Oversee month-end close and financial reporting and ensure compliance with accounting policies, regional/international standards and GAAP.
• Review material journal entries and key account reconciliations.
• Coordinate with third-party service providers (if applicable) to ensure timely statutory and tax filings.
• Review internal and external (statutory) audit reports to address issues and mitigate risk.
• Maintain the internal control environment in the Company's international operations and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Perform review of customer sales contracts/complicated accounting transactions and provide guidance to ensure proper accounting treatment, as needed.
• Work with local finance and business managers to identify and mitigate financial risks.
• Support efforts to improve accounting processes and coordinate efforts to introduce technology solutions within the countries of operation, where appropriate.
• Acts as a liaison between country operations and Regional Controlling.

• Ensure accurate and timely period-end closing and preparation of financial statements
• Perform financial statement review, reporting and other post-close tasks
• Perform non-routine contract accounting reviews as needed
• Ensure accurate and timely compliance with statutory reporting, tax requirements and incentive opportunities, as appropriate
• Evaluate compliance with and effectiveness of SOX controls, and support the development and implementation of new controls as determined by the Director of Controls and Financial Processes
• Identify and drive process and technology improvement opportunities
• Support regional, global projects.
• Other ad hoc projects and tasks related to accounting, internal controls.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent
• Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in accounting and finance in total
• Experience in public accounting (Big 4 firms preferred) with minimum 2 years of Auditing experience
• Experience in local statutory reporting and local tax compliance
• Experience in large multi-national organizations (U.S. SEC financial reporting) preferred
• Exposure to general finance information technology systems (preferably SAP)
• Good business English skills (Written and spoken).

Diebold Nixdorf