The Role
The Senior Accountant oversees financial reporting accuracy for the Italian entity, ensuring compliance with Italian GAAP and tax regulations while managing relationships with auditors and tax advisors and executing accounts payable and receivable processes.
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CAI Overview:
Are You Ready?
CAI is a professional services company established in 1996 that has grown year over year to nearly 800 people worldwide. For Life Sciences and Mission Critical industries that need to deliver critical solutions in high-stakes environments, we provide accelerated operational readiness and unparalleled performance at the highest standard through our rigorous approach, field tested processes, and elite expertise developed over 30 years.
Our approach is simple because our Purpose informs everything we do:
· We exist to be the trusted solution for our clients as they strive to build a better working world and improve the human experience.
At CAI, we are committed to living our Foundational Principles, both professionally and personally:
· We act with integrity
· We serve each other
· We serve society
· We work for our future
At CAI, we believe in a relentless dedication to excellence, pushing boundaries and surpassing
expectations. From the beginning, we’ve challenged ourselves to do what others wouldn’t. Not just setting industry standards, but redefining them entirely. We are bold in our thinking and creative in our approach. We operate at the intersection of wisdom and technology and thrive when they come together with humanity. For us, operational readiness isn’t simply a goal. It’s a way of life. Because tomorrow demands to be at the forefront of today. We do this through tireless effort, precision, efficiency and an unwavering belief that there is always room for advancement. We’re not interested in how it used to be done. We’re obsessed with how it will be done.
It is absolutely necessary, in order to apply, to be a European citizen or to hold a valid residence permit for Europe.
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Accountant is a hands-on role, responsible for the accurate and timely execution of financial reporting for the Italian legal entity, ensuring full compliance with Italian GAAP, tax regulations, and corporate policies. This role serves as the in-house expert on Italian accounting and tax regulations, providing guidance and advice to the Group to support compliance and informed decision-making. The Senior Accountant works closely with external auditors, tax advisors, and internal stakeholders, and will be required to collaborate effectively as part of a global finance team to meet statutory deadlines, maintain strong financial controls, and support the operational and strategic needs of the business.
End-to-End Accounts Payable process, including invoice processing, payment runs, and vendor reconciliations
End-to-End Accounts Receivable activities, including purchase order management, invoicing, posting payments, reconciling work in progress, and monitoring aged debts
Prepare and set up payment runs, record all bank transactions, and complete timely bank reconciliations
Record company credit card transactions, perform reconciliations, manage employee credit card agreements, and issuance of cards.
Coordinate with the offshore shared services centre to ensure employee expense reports are processed in line with company policy and Italian regulations
Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and preparation of management accounts
Manage the day-to-day relationship with external auditors and tax advisors, responding to information requests and coordinating deliverables
Prepare statutory audit schedules and supporting documentation
Support preparation and filing of tax returns (corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax, etc.) in partnership with external tax advisors
Advise on Italian accounting and tax regulations, ensuring compliance, and proactively monitor regulatory updates to inform business practices
Coordinate the preparation and signing of corporate documents, ensuring all required approvals and signatures are obtained
Develop, maintain, and update accounting process documentation to ensure consistent and compliant execution of accounting activities
Execute ad hoc finance projects in line with business needs
Experience
Diploma or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
3 to 5 years work experience in a finance position
Fluent in English and Italian
Experience in statutory audit, review or preparation of corporate tax returns and VAT returns
Proficient in Microsoft Office including advanced Excel
Effective time management to meet local statutory deadlines, month-end close, and audit schedules
Excellent communication skills in Italian and English, with the ability to liaise effectively with local authorities, auditors, and tax advisors and global colleagues
Proactively identify issues, develop practical solutions, and work independently
Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail
Ability to build relationships with internal departments
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Top Skills
Advanced Excel
MS Office
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The Company
What We Do
Fundamentally we exist for one reason: To be the trusted solution for our clients as they strive to build a better working world and improve the human experience.
We are 800+ global experts that bring top-tier expertise to every stage of a project, from creating comprehensive, detailed project plans to eliminating that last punch list item and beyond, into rigorous asset management, reliability, and sustainability activities. We are your choice regardless of your location.
Philosophically and practically, we believe that quality, cost, and schedule can be mutually reinforcing – trade-offs are not necessary. Short-changing the focus on quality usually means problems down the road – problems that can cost money and delay the schedule. But if quality is built in from the start, then both project delivery and operational efficiency can be achieved with a much higher degree of assurance.
When your project requires planned, managed, and documented high quality to exacting global standards. When you need high-performance teams on mission-critical projects. When your project is complex, high-visibility, and carries significant risk. We can help you meet a higher standard.
