Title: Senior Specialist, Group Accounting
Join us and develop your career while creating a more sustainable future! You’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 60 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day. At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities.
Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. Kemira’s solutions help our customers in the pulp and paper, water, and energy industries clean water, save energy and use natural resources responsibly, while improving their productivity and enabling more sustainable business. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.
Join us and develop your career while creating a more sustainable future! You’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 60 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day. At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities.
Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. Kemira’s solutions help our customers in the pulp and paper, water, and energy industries clean water, save energy and use natural resources responsibly, while improving their productivity and enabling more sustainable business. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.
We are now looking for a Senior Specialist, Group Accounting to join our Group Accounting team in Global F&A organization. Kemira CFO office provides accurate and timely information and drives efficiency improvements through best-in-class finance & accounting and planning & controlling services as well as risk management, treasury, investor relations, M&A operations and IT.
In this fixed term position you will fulfill an important role for the finance department through participating in monthly group reporting process, following up IFRS and other binding legistlation and processing development initiatives in your area. This position is based in Helsinki.
Main accountabilities:
- Prepare timely and accurate Financial Reporting and analyses, incl. Quarterly Releases and Annual Consolidated Financial Statements
- Participate in group consolidation tasks within your responsibility area
- Analyze consolidated income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and notes to ensure correctness of reporting
- Prepare internal instructions to verify harmonized use of accounting policies and IFRS interpretations
- Participate in compliance process development and monitoring
- Participate in implementation of new tools
- Take an active role in initiating and implementing relevant efficiency improvement and automation projects
What we offer
- A fixed term position approximately 15 months
- An international role in global finance organization that allows you to grow and learn from others
- A job that offers a broad range of tasks and opportunities in a dynamic and changing environment
- Possibility to develop your own skillset and expertise together with inspiring colleagues and modern working environment
- Global tools and harmonized processes
- Hybrid work environment offering remote and in office
What you need:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferably in Accounting or Finance
- 1-3 years of Group consolidation or other relevant experience
- Understanding of IFRS and ability to make interpretations
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with Financial Reporting and Consolidation tools, preferably HFM, Wdesk, SAP S4 and Microsoft Excel
- Good communication and presentation skills in both Finnish and English
- Ability to work independently
Does this sound like a perfect chance to gain valuable experience in a global organization? If you answered yes and you are not afraid of learning new things and working with both people and systems, please send your application with CV and cover letter via www.kemira.com/careers by June 9th 2023.
For more information, please contact Marjo Taajamaa, VP, Group Accounting and Global Development, marjo.taajamaa@kemira.com
Kemira is an equal opportunity employer.
Kemira is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to further develop our diverse and inclusive workplace.
Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. We provide the best-suited products and services to improve our customers’ product quality, process, and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment, and energy sectors. In 2022, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 3.6 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
