This role is suited for an experienced accounting professional with a strong operational profile, able to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of accounting data, while contributing to a continuously evolving finance environment. The Senior Accountant works in and with the Finance team, supporting core accounting activities with a particular focus on general ledger, payroll and T&E accounting, tax operational activities, and fixed assets, and providing stability and reliability to the overall close process.
The position reports directly to the Head of Finance Italy.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform and manage general ledger accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Actively support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing activities, ensuring deadlines are met and accounting data is accurate and complete.
- Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for closing and reporting purposes.
- Perform postings and reconciliation activities related to payroll costs, social charges, and related balance sheet accounts, incl. coordination with external providers.
- Manage T&E accounting and reconciliations, ensuring correct posting and consistency between systems and the general ledger.
- Support tax‑related operational accounting activities, including postings, reconciliations, and monitoring of tax balances, incl. coordination with external providers, with flexibility to support a broader in‑house scope in the future.
- Manage fixed assets accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and reconciliations.
- Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date fixed asset records, ensuring consistency with accounting entries and supporting documentation.
- Act as backup and accounting interface for AP and AR activities, ensuring correct integration into the general ledger.
- Perform reconciliations between subledgers and the GL, including monitoring clearing and suspense accounts.
- Support internal and external audits, preparing documentation and providing explanations for assigned accounting areas.
- Operate effectively in a changing environment, contributing to continuous improvement of accounting practices and processes.
- Identify issues, discrepancies, or inefficiencies and address them with a pragmatic and solution‑oriented approach.
- Collaborate proactively within the Finance team to ensure consistency, continuity, and reliability of accounting operations.
General Ledger & Closing Support
Payroll, T&E & Tax Operational Accounting
Fixed Assets Accounting
Interfaces & Audit Support
Adaptability & Problem Solving
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
- 6-10 years of professional experience in operational accounting roles, audit, or similar environments.
- Strong hands‑on experience in general ledger accounting and financial close activities.
- Solid operational experience with payroll accounting, T&E accounting, tax postings and reconciliations, and fixed assets.
- Practical experience working with ERP systems (e.g. SAGE, SAP, Oracle, or similar) and strong Excel skills.
- High attention to detail combined with a structured and reliable execution mindset.
- Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a team‑based and international environment.
- Fluent English (minimum B2 level), written and spoken.
What we are looking for
- A hands‑on and dependable accounting professional with strong operational discipline.
- Someone comfortable working in a continuous‑improvement context, where processes and tools evolve over time.
- A profile that combines accuracy, ownership, and a constructive, problem‑solving mindset.
- A team‑oriented professional who contributes to stability, quality, and consistency of accounting operations.
What we offer
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Economics
- 6-10 years of professional experience in operational accounting, audit, or similar environments
- Hands-on experience in general ledger accounting and financial close activities
- Operational experience with payroll accounting, T&E accounting, tax postings and reconciliations, and fixed assets
- Practical experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAGE, SAP, Oracle or similar)
- Strong Excel skills
- High attention to detail and structured, reliable execution mindset
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team-based international environment
- Fluent English (minimum B2 level) written and spoken
Zeeco, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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What We Do
Since 1979, Zeeco is the trusted worldwide source for the design and manufacturing of combustion and environmental solutions for the refining, petrochemical, production, power and pharmaceutical industries. Beginning as a small operation, Zeeco focused on the ideas of expertise, innovation, and reliability that today are the company’s foundation of success. ZEECO® product lines include next generation ultra-low emission burners, gas and liquid flaring systems and hazardous and non-hazardous waste incineration. Zeeco has supplied some of the world’s largest combustion systems. These include the largest enclosed ground flare, acid gas thermal oxidizer, enclosed flare and elevated flare. We also have developed the industry’s best performing ultra-low NOx burner. From refining, onshore/offshore production, power, well testing, petrochemical, gas processing and LNG industries, Zeeco has the experience and technical expertise to design the right combustion solution for your application. Our Combustion Research and Test Facility was the first in the world to become ISO 9001-2000 certified, and our staff strives to stay ahead of rapidly changing emissions requirements. With over three decades of industry experience, we have developed a worldwide reputation for excellence in engineering, reliability, and integrity.
