The Role
Lead Accountant oversees accurate, timely financial reporting and bookkeeping for Gdansk entities, manages month- and year-end close, reconciliations, internal controls, audits, and relationships with external accountants and tax advisors to ensure Group and statutory compliance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Overall responsibility of a Lead Accountant is to ensure a professional financial management that can support the future business decisions. Hence, ensuring a correct picture of the business activities in the financial reporting becomes a critical element of the role. Lead Accountant shall be dedicated to details and have a strong interest in numbers. On a daily basis, you will resolve issues related to accounting and bookkeeping, from both colleagues in other locations as well as in Gdansk.Your Responsibilities
- The main responsibilities of the Lead Accountant will be focused on timely and accurate financial reporting of the entities in scope, including:
- Being the central point of contact and liaising with Group stakeholders in respect of transactions performed by local Finance Team in Gdansk
- Overseeing the daily operations of the Gdansk accounting department including month and year-end process; accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, ICP and FA
- Taking full responsibility for the financial bookkeeping, including controlling of monthly financial reporting, month-end process, review of Balance sheet reconciliations, monitor internal controls for entities in scope
- Managing the relationship & data requirements with our external accountants, consultants and tax advisors who are responsible for preparing VAT, GST, Corporate Tax, WHT Tax and Statutory Accounts in the countries where we operate
- Managing and coordinating all internal and external audits
- Ensuring compliance with internal & external reporting requirements for both Group and Statutory reporting purposes
Our requirements
- + 5 years of experience in finance accounting or reporting
- Full professional proficiency of written and oral English (min B2)
- Master's degree in Finance or Business
- Advanced knowledge in working with financial books
- Experience in working in international environments
- Experience in navigating, working and succeeding in complex stakeholder landscapes
- Medium knowledge with process standardisation and improvement
- Good understanding of internal controls and risk management
What we offer
- Great opportunity to work in an international company that values employees and provides right environment for right people
- Hybrid work (3 days from the office, 2 days from home)
- Strong focus on work-life balance
- Chance to contribute in the high-level service provided to our rigs globally
- Group Life Insurance
- Private Health Care
- MultiSport Card
- Development Program
- LinkedIn Learning Platform
- Parking space
- Prepaid card to cover your costs of entertainment, culture or food (after probation period)
- Employee Pension Program (Pracownicze Programy Emerytalne)
- Pastries and fruits in the office
- Office located in well-communicated city area in Gdańsk Centre
This job position is open in Poland - candidates must have current legal authorisation to live and work in Poland.
Please send us an English version of your CV.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or reporting
- Full professional proficiency in written and oral English (minimum B2)
- Master's degree in Finance or Business
- Advanced knowledge in working with financial books
- Experience working in international environments
- Experience navigating and succeeding in complex stakeholder landscapes
- Medium knowledge of process standardisation and improvement
- Good understanding of internal controls and risk management
- Current legal authorization to live and work in Poland
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The Company
What We Do
Noble Corporation is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry, operating a modern and technically advanced fleet of offshore drilling units worldwide.
