We are looking for a General Accounting Supervisor to lead and support accounting operations in an international environment. The role combines team leadership, financial reporting, compliance oversight, and business partnering responsibilities.
The position requires occasional business travel (approximately 30%), primarily to Germany.
What You Will Do:Managing the accounting team: An accounting supervisor is responsible for managing a team of accountants and ensuring that all accounting processes are completed accurately and in a timely manner. This includes hiring, training, and mentoring team members.
Financial reporting: An accounting supervisor is responsible for preparing financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. These reports are used to provide accurate financial information to stakeholders and help guide business decisions.
Business Partnering: The ability to independently support and partner with other Finance and Non-Finance teams as needed to assist with the overall goals of the organization.
Compliance: An accounting supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the organization complies with all financial regulations and laws and internal policies. This includes maintaining accurate records, filing tax returns, and adhering to accounting standards.
Financial analysis: An accounting supervisor is responsible for analyzing financial data to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations for changes to improve the financial performance of the organization. This may involve identifying cost savings opportunities, improving revenue streams, or optimizing financial processes.
Financial Reporting: The ability to prepare and analyze financial reports, including financial statements, cash flow impacts, preparing budgets and measuring performance against budgets, and forecasting.
Analytical thinking: The ability to collect, organize, analyze, interpret, and communicate financial data to make informed decisions in a clear and concise manner.
Problem-solving: The ability to identify problems, develop solutions, and implement effective strategies in a timely manner to improve financial performance.
Communication: The ability to communicate effectively with external and internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including auditors, vendors and other financial professionals and be able to present financial reports and data in a clear and concise manner.
Leadership: The ability to lead and manage a team of finance professionals and developing team resources by providing guidance, direction and support, as well as, upskilling team members and holding underperforming members accountable to performance expectations.
Organization: The ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks for yourself and your team members and meeting deadlines.
Technology proficiency: The ability to use financial software and tools to manage accounting data, generate reports, and analyze financial performance.
Compliance: The ability to stay up-to-date on financial regulations and laws and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
Collaboration: The ability to work effectively as part of a team, collaborating with colleagues across different departments and functions to achieve shared goals and objectives.
Strategic partnerships: The ability to build and maintain strategic partnerships with external and internal stakeholders, including auditors, vendors, and other financial professionals.
English & German language skills required.
What You Will Gain
Salary range from 12 500 to 19 500 PLN gross – depending on experience
Advancement opportunities in international team
A total rewards package, that includes: private health insurance, life & accidental insurance
Multisport package
Meal Vouchers
Company performance bonus program
Work-life balance, semi-flexible working time
PPK: Woodward offers payment to your PPK account up to 4% of your compensation depending on seniority
Hybrid work model
Relocation & Educational support
Skills Required
- Financial reporting and analysis (financial statements, cash flow, budgets, forecasting)
- Analytical thinking and ability to interpret financial data
- Problem-solving skills to identify improvements and implement solutions
- Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, auditors and vendors
- Leadership and team management experience (hiring, training, mentoring, performance management)
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities to meet deadlines
- Technology proficiency with financial software and reporting tools
- Knowledge of compliance, financial regulations and accounting standards
- Collaboration and business partnering with finance and non-finance teams
- Ability to build and maintain strategic partnerships with auditors, vendors and financial professionals
- English and German language skills
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the retirement program combines a 401(k) match with additional company contributions and ownership opportunities, strengthening long-term rewards. Profit-sharing and an employee stock purchase plan further expand savings options.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage spans medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability, and is frequently characterized as comprehensive. Well-being programs and assistance resources add depth to the health offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, vacation/PTO, and paid maternity/paternity leave are included. The ability to purchase additional vacation in some cases broadens time-off flexibility.
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What We Do
Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions for aerospace and industrial markets. For 150 years, Woodward has focused its resources and expertise on delivering proven systems that perform under incredible demands. Our customers have come to rely on us to help them address and solve the challenges associated with global efficiency initiatives – from reducing emissions, to increasing energy efficiency, to helping them introduce alternative energy sources.
Why Work With Us
A career at Woodward offers professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in our industry, help develop innovative technology and products, and contribute to our company’s goal of always innovating for a better future. People join Woodward for a job and end up building a career for a lifetime.
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