Accounting Process & Team Lead

Key role:

• Manage and develop a team of 6 AP specialists, ensuring effective work organization, performance management, goal setting, and ongoing training.
• Ensure end-to-end control over accounting for goods and material purchases, including transportation and customs expenses, overheads, proper document flow, accurate SAP postings, and alignment with accounting, tax, and Group requirements.
• Accounting and control of claims and insurance-related transactions
• Support customs audits by providing explanations, calculations, and other information related to transportation and customs costs.

Key responsibilities

In area of responsibility mentioned above:

• Monitoring new accounting and regulatory pronouncements (RAS, IFRS)
• Ensure control over open purchase orders, monitor accounts payable ageing, perform pre-payment controls, and oversee reconciliation of balances with suppliers
• Optimization of business processes, accounting automation, and various accounting transformations in strict compliance with legal requirements
• Month-end closing activities:
  • Control over actual monthly closing according to RAS, IFRS and internal policies and procedures
  • Manage accruals (collection, calculation, posting, and preparation of reports and detailed disclosures)
  • Control over appropriate cost allocation by account, cost center, and internal order in SAP
  • Ensure proper accounting of non-employee insurance, including contract analysis and expense recognition
  • Perform FX revaluation of supplier balances
  • Control transit account balances and supplier clearing/advances
  • Prepare adjustments for management reporting
  • Ensure accurate accounting of claims and penalties

• Participation in taх calculations (CPT, VAT), primarily focused on control over the preparation of supporting schedules and registers
• Preparation and control of registers for tax monitoring
• Support the alignment of cross-functional policies, procedures, and document flows (both current and new) with other departments
• Participation in cross-functional projects (electronic waybill, Data Matrix, Directum, S/4 HANA, etc.)
• Provide guidance to cross-functional teams on document completeness, compliance with accounting regulations, and internal control requirements

Other functions

• Signing of documents (EDO – Directum, Sphere; paper documents) and support for development (instruction preparation, logic simplification, etc.)
• Support internal and external audits through the preparation of relevant data and clarifications
• Control over archive provider (KPI control, communication with provider, support of any changes in the business process and integration flow)
• Participation in physical inventory counts of fixed assets, spare parts, and goods
• Ad hoc reporting

• Back-up for other Sr. Accountants

About successful candidate:

• Higher economic education
• 5 years of experience in finance
• RAS/ IFRS / tax knowledge
• Ability to build strong working relationships across the company
• Advanced professional qualifications (ACCA/CIMA/DipIFR/etc.) will be an advantage
• ERP system – SAP is preferred
• MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)
• Excel - advanced user
• English not lower than intermediate

We offer you:

• Work for a large and steadily growing company at a factory located in Vorsha, Vladimir Region;
• Opportunities for career and professional development, as well as company-sponsored training;
• Competitive salary, annual bonus; Remote work option (up to 2 days a week);
• Extended life & health insurance;
• Meals in the cafeteria, cozy kitchen with coffee and tea;
• Corporate transportation to factory from Vladimir;
• Corporate program to support well-being of our employees (consultations with specialists, webinars with experts, corporate gym, and corporate trainers);
• Flexible benefits system (opportunity to purchase what you really need)