Praca Financial Reporting Team Supervisor

to join the Finance & Accounting insource organization supporting the State Street EMEA

Purpose of the Position:

Reporting to a senior manager in Poland, this position offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to manage a team of people in the Financial Reporting department of a leading fund administrator.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4 years experience working in a financial reporting environment
• Accountancy Degree and/or Accounting qualification preferable (ACCA, CIMA, etc.)

Core Competencies:

• Be technically very strong in accounting standards and procedures
• PC literate with very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word and Excel
• Up to date on all technical issues relating to format, presentation and content of interim and annual reports
• Experience in managing audit of company/trust accounts in a team environment
• Have an enquiring mind and a willingness to investigate and solve problems
• Be able to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
• Ability to delegate work to others
• Experience of working to deadlines, must be able to manage time effectively
• Seeks responsibility
• Relationship management
• Experience managing a team is essential
• Fluent in English (German would be an asset)

Principal Tasks:

• Plan, co-ordinate and direct completion of audited annual and unaudited interim accounts     with Financial Reporting in multiple sites.
• Prepare financial statements involving company restructures.
• Investigate and apply new accounting standards.
• Assist in development of training programmes on new accounting standards
• Review audited annual and unaudited interim accounts
• Process all comments received from Financial Reporting in an accurate and timely manner.
• Observe, inspect and evaluate performance of other staff in the department
• Develop new ways of making function more efficient through use of IT systems