Accountant with Italian

Company Description

With over 75 years of experience and the most extensive international network, Coface is a leader in trade credit insurance & risk management, and a recognized provider of Factoring, Debt Collection, Single Risk insurance, Bonding, and Information Services. Coface’s experts work to the beat of the global economy, helping ~100,000 clients in 100 countries build successful, growing, and dynamic businesses. With Coface’s insight and advice, these companies can make informed decisions. The Group' solutions strengthen their ability to sell by providing them with reliable information on their commercial partners and protecting them against non-payment risks, both domestically and for export. In 2023, Coface employed ~4,970 people and registered a turnover of €1.868 billion.

Coface Bucharest Shared Services Center - a constantly growing team of enthusiastic experts covers daily various processes and roles for Coface entities for all European regions. We do service multiple business lines from commercial to finance and technical with our more than 100 people speaking French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Romanian. We are all proudly running external and internal client operations at the highest standards of quality and efficiency!

Job Description

Perform Accounting activities in the area of GL and backup on AP/AR processes

• Verification of accounting documents for VAT purposes
• Accounts reconciliation and journal entries
• Reconciliations between main ledger and sub ledger
• Purchase Order creation and expenses analysis
• Clearing of open items on transitory accounts
• Incoming cash allocation and payment recording
• Cash out activities 
• Invoicing clients and brokers
• Master data activities
• Timely monthly, quarterly and annual close processes

Reports on the Accounting activities to SSC management and the serviced country.

Ensures that all activities performed at any time by himself/herself or her/his colleagues under his/her watch, respect Coface integrity, security and reputation, by following all internal rules and controls in his/her scope of activity.

Is accountable for operations’ accuracy and quality regarding statutory and Group rules and standards.

Ad hoc activities:

Participates in the creation / update of Finance Standard Operating Procedures used by the SSC operational teams.

Participates in project work (e.g. lean & optimization topics).

Participates to functional & cross-functional meetings (when required) and shares feedback and regular contact with functional finance team

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor / Master's degree in Business or Accounting

Experience:

• Experience in an accounting department minimum; preferred 2-3 years
• Experience in trade credit insurance industry is a plus
• Experience in an international environment preferred

Skills:

• Good knowledge of accounting  processes
• Good communication skills
• Good organizational skills
• Independent worker and team player
• Ability to deal with numerous deadlines simultaneously / Multi-tasking
• Familiarity and ease with varying IT and online software and applications
• Knowledge of local GAAP is a plus
• Basic knowledge of major internal control procedures
• Experience with SAP S4/Hana is a plus
• Controlling/tax skills/knowledge is a plus

Languages :

• Fluent in Italian
• Fluent in English
• French – nice to have

Additional Information

What’s in it for you:

• Mentoring will help you blend with the team and get involved in your work as comfortably as possible
• The company will provide continuous support and guidance throughout your work
• Hybrid work model