Chief Accountant

LANXESS is a leading speciality chemicals company based in Cologne. With around 14,300 employees in 33 countries, we are an established company on the global market. Our primary expertise lies in producing, developing and marketing chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics, with annual sales of EUR 6.8 billion (2019).
In order to achieve LANXESS’s objectives, we operate within our company Performance Culture which includes our value : respect, ownership, trust, professionalism and integrity.

LANXESS CEE is currently seeking a strong, motivated and talented individuals with the appropriate experience for the position of Chief Accountant.

Location: CEE, Slovakia, Bratislava

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Responsibility for the accounting department of the company
• Professional and technical management of Slovak accounting and data consolidation for the subsidiaries in Austria, Czech republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Croatia on a monthly basic
• Accounting assets, provisions and internal documents
• Accounting of payroll and preparation of documents for personal taxation
• Communication with tax authorities and preparation of VAT statement as well as check VAT report on the monthly basic
• Execute closing activities – monthly, quarterly and year-end closings for entire LXS CEE (SK, CZ, AT, HU, PL, RO, RS, HR)
• Communication and cooperation with the banks, auditors, tax advisors and external accounting companies related to entire LXS CEE (SK, CZ, AT, HU, PL, RO, RS, HR)
• Checking of incoming invoices for all LXS CEE (SK, CZ, AT, HU, PL, RO, RS, HR)
• Processing of bank payments (invoices, payrolls and money transfers) for all LXS CEE (SK, CZ, AT, HU, PL, RO, RS, HR)
• Evidence and accounting of manually issued outgoing invoices for all LXS CEE
• Creating of accounting methods and internal regulations
• Management of accounting chart
• Management of accounting system SAP for the needs of LXS CEE
• Preparation of statistics report (National bank of Slovakia)
• Supporting controlling department

What we offer you:
Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a mixture of various benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.

Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning .
For us, talent matters, we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness. Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their individual potential.