Senior Accountant

Budapest is the host to KPMG Global Services Hungary, KPMG’s international compliance services center, which offers VAT compliance and Accounting solutions, and multicultural compliance professionals, who can provide coverage in more than 40 countries with relevant language and technical skills.

Our clients are looking for globally consistent, tech-enabled, professionally delivered managed services to serve their global footprint. KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a formal business unit of KPMG enabling clients to broaden their operational capacity. 2021 was the first year of KDN’s operations and will see new processes and ways of working set up to support the sustainable and efficient operations of businesses, also developing and scaling centralized services.

The KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) with seamlessly integrated delivery center locations across the world creates a strategic competitive advantage for KPMG. KPMG local firms provide technical insight and advice on local compliance requirements while KPMG Delivery Center professionals provide 24/7 support, deep experience and strong technological capabilities in global compliance processes, controls, data analytics and automation, as well as overall project management expertise and global business acumen.

What we offer:

• Flexible working hours and home office opportunity
• 3 paid days for volunteering and CSR activities
• Private health care coverage including dental services (Medicover)
• Group life and accident insurance
• iPhone14 with subscription
• Cafeteria (including MOL Limo and MOL Bubi)
• Compensation for long-distance commutes (for those who commute to work from outside the city limits)
• In-depth professional training from beginner to advanced level
• Regular English and Hungarian courses
• Fast development opportunity in a multicultural Big4 environment
• Online and offline sports opportunities

Key Accountabilities:

We are looking for a finance professional who brings at least 3-5 years of solid experience working in various finance roles and thus well familiar with the wide range of finance processes. In dealing with the day-to-day tasks the person in this role should be comfortable with the start-up nature of the business and thus be flexible and adoptable to the changing environment and requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review of journal entries
• Prepare and review of reconciliations and other schedules required as part of the month-end and quarter-end close process
• Complete the KDN's income statement and balance sheet, including monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
• Ensure quality of accounting to ensure compliance with KDN Finance Principles and Policies and accuracy in all financial reporting is maintained,
• Assist in finalizing consolidated figures on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Assist in preparation of annual financial statements as necessary
• Review the work of juniormembers of the team
• Structure complex issues intoactionable items for other team members
• Work with service providers on enhancing finance and accounting systems and implementing new functionalities and reports
• Assist in preparation of working papers and any additional information for the interim and annual audit
• Support interim and annual statutory and internal audits of all KDN entities
• As needed assist in the set-up of the financial reporting for new entities including the set-up and testing of new month end reconciliations and closing entries
• Ensure quality and consistency in financial reporting
• Help to optimize the month end close process through increased automation
• Other ad hoc and special projects as assigned from time to time
• Supporting continuous improvement and process optimization in all areas of KDN Finance

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years progressive financial and management accounting experience

• Knowledge of IFRS, internal controls and SOX requirements

• Knowledge of SAP is preferred

• Experience performing financial reporting tasks for a US or UK listed company is preferred

• Minimum an undergraduate degree in business or finance

• CPA or other comparable accounting qualification

• Numerate with advanced Excel skills

• Fluent English language skills

• Self-motivated and proven ability to manage to deadlines

• Committed to delivering results with the ability to work with minimal direction

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

• Manages conflicting demands and priorities

• Identifies lessons learned from challenging incidents

• Actively gathers knowledge, learns from experience, and learns from others

• Responsibility to representand keep the quality of others' work

• Being able to delegate tasksto team members if needed