An excellent opportunity has become available for a Chief Accountant to join my client, an international pharmaceutical company, based in Vienna, Austria.  This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization with an annual turnover of almost €2 billion.  Within this broad role you will join an experienced team and be responsible for hands on local accounting such as bookkeeping, as well as operations / business control.

Responsibilities:

• Manage financial and accounting activities
• Perform documentary and financial control of accounting documentation
• Record business events and close reporting period in the information system.
• Calculate salaries, travel expenses and other refunds for the employees.
• Calculate taxes, deferred taxes, contributions and other legal obligations in line with local legislation.
• Prepare financial statements and reports on business operations in line with local accounting standards and other regulations and in line with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Prepare different reports, analyses on business operations for the needs of the company’s management and/or supervisory bodies.
• Prepare the plan and estimates of the company and monitoring the company’s costs on a regular basis.
• Organise the annual inventory of assets and liabilities.
• Participate in external and internal audit, tax and possible other reviews and controls.

Required Experience:

• Economics, business administration or other university education is essential.
• Previous experience in accounting and finance, ideally within an international company.
• Excellent knowledge of local and IFRS standards, fixed assets and inventory management, payroll and relevant legislation.
• Experience of timely reporting for group and statutory purpose.
• Excellent tax knowledge – monitoring of tax laws and accounting standards.
• Experience in calculation of taxes and other levies, payroll.
• Good knowledge of Austrian financial and payroll legislation.
• IT skills in ERP (Dynamics 365 Business Central is an advantage) and internet banking.
• Fluent English and German language skills are essential.