Κapachim, is a Greek chemical manufacturer of raw materials for products critical to health, personal hygiene, cleaning, and disinfection. It started in 1984 investing in innovation and development, and today provides technical solutions, based on its unique expertise, to multinational as well as Greek production companies of disinfectants, cleaners, and cosmetics (Colgate Palmolive, Unilever, Henkel, P&G, Reckitt Benckiser).

Kapachim currently employees more than 250 employees and operates in four countries with more than 80% of it’s annual turnover being generated on foreign markets.

Our vision is a thriving, fair and diverse organization working together respectfully to make a difference to each other and in the world. In this context, we are seeking an addition to our positive and diverse team as a Group Accounting Controller.

Job Description

Department:                                      Finance

Refers to:                                            Group Chief Accountant

Location:                                             Oinofyta, Central Greece (Head Office)

Mobility:                                             80% On site (Head Office) & 20% Travel International Plants Facilities)

Type / Level:                                      Full Time / Senior Professional / Supervisor

Mission:

Group Accounting Controller is responsible for monitoring the company's finance and accounting activities and setting up its accounting infrastructure. His/her main responsibility involve overseeing other accounting professionals located in our Chemical Plants in Greece and abroad. His/her role requires a deep understanding of accounting procedures related to chemical industry and multinational company profile. The Group Accounting Controller is expected to travel as needed to company subsidiaries, as well as to potential acquirees to conduct due diligence.

Duties

1. Maintains and enforces a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
2. Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
3. Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
4. Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis
5. Provide for a system of management cost reports
6. Coordinate the preparation of the corporate annual report
7. Protecting assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
8. Overseeing expenditure, corporate accounting processes, and cash flow management
9. Assisting in preparing and managing budget schedules, collection consolidation, and analysis of financial data
10. Preparing financial statements and operations budgets
11. Overseeing financial reporting, company-wide budgeting, and financial and managerial accounting in the accounting department
12. Reporting expenditure or material budgeting variance to management
13. Summarizing trends and investigating budget deficiencies
14. Staying updated on finance, accounting, audit, and tax regulations and their impacts on the company, while adjusting company processes to match regulatory changes
15. Staying updated through continuing education, industry events, training opportunities, webinars, and seminars
16. Collaborating with external coordinators to ensure the use of proper reporting standards
17. Participating in financial monitoring and analysis
18. Preparing budgetary financial reports on an annual and monthly basis (reporting and budgeting)
19. Actively participating in the preparation of monthly presentations of financial data, analyses, and results.
20. Managing cash flows.
21. Analyzing actual results compared to forecasts and previous years.
22. Supporting and executing budgeting and forecasting processes.
23. Serves administrative & tax audits with the aim of speedy completion and with excellent results with the support of an external senior accountant if needed
24. Participates in the monthly & quarterly reporting re the issues under his/her responsibility.
25. Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

Qualification Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance etc.
• MSc in Business Administration or in Finance/Economics will be considered an additional qualification.
• 5 years of experience in similar position as an analyst/controller.
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas
• Experience with financial reporting requirements
• Excellent knowledge of Accounting ERP preferably Entersoft or SAP.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Excellent knowledge of Greek and English.
• Knowledge of French will be considered an additional qualification.

Core Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with professionals from different countries and cultures and ability to explain complex financial information to those without accounting backgrounds.
• Sharp analytical skills to extrapolate actionable meaning from raw numbers
• Organizational skills in keeping track of vital data and documents and making sure the departments run efficiently
• Attention to Detail, keep a sharp eye out for any inaccuracies and discrepancies
• Math, an excellent grasp of arithmetic and basic algebra
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus Plan
• Daily commute expenses
• Meal tickets
• Private Medical Insurance
• Private Pension Plan
• Work in a successful, fast-growing, and dynamic international team
• Opportunity for personal and professional development and advancement, as well as acquiring new knowledge