You’ve picked a great time to join Avon. We’re the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that’s 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we’re committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe.
Role Type
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)What you'll be doing:
As Chief Accountant Slovakia, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of Avon’s financial reporting and statutory accounting activities. Acting as a trusted finance expert, you will oversee statutory and corporate accounting requirements, lead audit and compliance activities, and provide guidance on accounting, tax, and regulatory matters. Working closely with local and global finance teams, shared service partners, auditors, and external advisors, you will help drive operational excellence, strengthen financial controls, and continuously improve accounting processes in a dynamic multinational environment.This is a 2-year fixed-term position with the potential for a 1-year extension based in Bratislava or Prague.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensuring accurate, complete, and up-to-date accounting records in line with statutory requirements and Avon corporate policies.
- Reviewing monthly financial closing reports and supporting corporate reporting activities.
- Owning and managing US GAAP to statutory accounting adjustments and related processes.
- Preparing and submitting statutory financial statements and other local regulatory filings in accordance with applicable deadlines.
- Leading annual statutory audit activities and acting as the primary contact for external auditors.
- Managing financial inspections, audits, and regulatory reviews.
- Preparing commentary and sign-off documentation for quarterly certification processes.
- Providing analysis and commentary on actual financial results and variances to support financial planning and analysis activities.
- Preparing statutory forecasts and supporting financial outlook processes.
- Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations completed by Global Business Services and Centers of Excellence teams.
- Acting as a control owner for assigned financial controls, including SOX compliance activities, remediation plans, audit board submissions, and control enhancements.
- Ensuring adherence to internal policies, local regulations, and global compliance frameworks.
- Monitoring changes in local accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements and implementing necessary updates to business processes.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with external statutory service providers and advisors.
- Providing accounting and tax guidance for business initiatives and projects.
- Collaborating with finance, tax, internal controls, GBS, Centers of Excellence, and market teams to improve processes and share best practices.
- Identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, standardisation, and process quality across the accounting function.
- Staying current with accounting standards, regulatory developments, and industry best practices through continuous learning and professional development.
- Diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification or certification.
- At least 4 years of experience within accounting or finance functions, ideally in a multinational organisation.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards.
- Solid understanding of statutory accounting, financial reporting, and audit processes.
- Experience working with accounting and financial reporting systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Experience working effectively in a multicultural and international environment.
- Leadership capabilities with the ability to influence, collaborate, and build strong working relationships across diverse teams.
- A proactive mindset and the ability to adapt to changing business needs.
- Curiosity, learning agility, and a continuous improvement approach to work.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and financial integrity.
Compensation: up to 2.600 EUR monthly
What we offer:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you’re at your best.
At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work. We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you.
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Skills Required
- Diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification or certification.
- At least 4 years of experience within accounting or finance functions, ideally in a multinational organisation.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards.
- Solid understanding of statutory accounting, financial reporting, and audit processes.
- Experience working with accounting and financial reporting systems.
- Experience leading statutory audits and acting as primary contact for external auditors.
- Experience as control owner for financial controls, including SOX compliance activities.
- Ability to prepare and submit statutory financial statements and local regulatory filings.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently.
- Fluent English communication skills, written and spoken.
- Experience working effectively in a multicultural and international environment.
- Leadership capabilities with ability to influence, collaborate, and build relationships.
What We Do
Think you know Avon? Think again. We’ve been doing beauty differently for 135 years. Pioneering in listening to women’s needs and speaking out for them. Standing for what matters to them. Supporting their endeavours. We’re a company that connects people through beauty, sharing passion, innovation and expertise - affordably. We use the power of beauty to transform women’s lives for the better. We were founded to provide an opportunity for women to earn and learn – bringing economic freedom for our Beauty Advisers so they can shape their own future. We continue to carry this spirit with us today. Our independent Representatives provide millions of customers worldwide with trusted, personal beauty advice and products to help them express their individuality. We believe in beauty democracy: inclusive beauty that is open to all. We’re passionate about keeping you at the forefront of beauty, creating products that embrace the hottest trends and cutting-edge technology, alongside everyday essentials that will be the staples of your beauty kit. We believe in a better world for women, which is a better world for all. We believe everyone is equal and we champion gender equality. We speak up and speak out on issues that matter to our communities; supporting causes that help women’s health and wellbeing, including: • Breast cancer, the most commonly occurring cancer in women, • Violence against women and girls, which will impact 1 in 3 in their lifetime There’s still work to do. And we promise to continue doing more. Join us and be part of the movement..
