GL Senior Accountant Ref. No: 6830

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation group with global operations and a total of more than 400 subsidiaries and associated companies. It is divided into five business segments, which cover the areas of passenger transportation, airfreight and airline services: Passenger Airline Group, Logistics, MRO, Catering and IT Services. All of the business segments occupy a leading position in their sectors and in some cases are the global market leaders.

Lufthansa Global Business Services (LGBS) operates as an international organization with a worldwide  delivery structure providing business services in the areas of Finance, Accounting, HR, Management Reporting, Procurement and IT for entire Lufthansa Group.

Krakow Center is the main hub for the delivery organization including also central functions for the group companies covering both standard as well as customized processes for airline business. Besides operations, Krakow Center has also teams specialized in Process Management, Migration Support, Knowledge Management and Continuous Improvement.

Requirements:

• Master/Bachelor degree in economic disciplines (preferably in Finance or Accounting)
• Min. 2 years relevant experience in single entity closing area
• Experience of working with IFRS will be an asset
• Expertise of General Ledger area including Reporting would be an asset
• Very good command in English both written and spoken – min. B2
• SAP knowledge
• Very good Excel knowledge
• Diligent, independent and systematic approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal & communication Skills
• Analytical and conceptual mindset
• Problem solving
• Proactivity
• Customer orientation
• Team player

Responsibilities:

• Conducting accounting of dedicated company codes - create and post standard journals, accruals and prepayments in SAP / other systems. Control recurring standard journals posted by other members of the finance community, especially the financial controllers;
• Manage all legal entities quarterly actual uploads into BCS in accordance with group requirements including other related reporting tasks. The role involves uploading financial data into BCS for the month/quarter/year end closing for all legal entities in the area responsibility;
• Payroll Journal upload in SAP / other systems;
• Manage monthly foreign currency conversions and reevaluation in SAP;
• Manage the taxation (corporation Tax, VAT, Employment related tax etc.) for the respective legal entity including quarterly group reporting;
• Assistance in preparation of statutory accounts;
• Back-up for other team members in case of operational issues.

We offer:

• Challenging and rewarding job within a dynamically growing and prospective multinational organization
• Opportunities for further professional development
• Full professional training for new employees
• Attractive benefits and bonus system
• Friendly work environment
• Job stability and flexible working time