Senior Accountant at International Flavors & Fragrances

Role Overview

The N&B Accountant is responsible for the preparation and end to end reporting of the US GAAP financial statements of all the entities under his/her responsibility in compliance with Corporate policies. He/she has a key role in the closing activities and internal controls of the legal entities under his/her scope and he/she is the main contact for accounting matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the accurate completion of all month-end closing activities for the entities under own responsibility.
• Prepare and analyze the reporting of all entities, i.e. Trend Analysis, Cash Flow, Sales Gross Margin… Analyze data and translate into meaningful information.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance of all applicable Internal Controls in the Accounting & Reporting area. Reconcile all accounts under his/her responsibility.
• Develop and maintain strong effective working relationship with all stakeholders.
• Be a center of expertise and support in all technical accounting matters.
• Participation in projects as needed.

What You Need To Succeed

• University degree in Accounting/Finance.
• 3 years of accounting and financial reporting experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of SAP is an asset.
• Good Microsoft Office skills required.
• Business proficiency in English.
• Additional languages will be considered a plus.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Good planning & organizing skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Team worker.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Fast learner.
• Initiative.
• Can-do attitude.
• Networking; ability to effectively work with a wide variety of organizations and people.
• Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment.