Financial Accountant Italy Milano

Financial Accountant Italy
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Financial Accountant Italy

- Full-time

**Company Description**:

Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century.

That's what we offer.

125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most.

We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy.

Because in the fight against climate change, we don't see renewable energy as part of the solution - we believe it must be the solution.

With us, you'll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.

But there's more work to be done - that's why we need you to join us.

As a Financial Accountant, you will be part of the GBS and Tax Reporting team for Italy, together with two more colleagues and will provide support in all aspects of day-to-day financial control, corporate, tax and statutory reporting.

**Key activities and responsibilities**:

- Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying and recording accounts payable data.

- Reconcile the accounts payable ledgers to ensure all the invoices and payments are accounted for and properly posted.

- Bookkeeping tasks for several legal entities in Italy, such as accruals, prepayments, and accounts receivable, among others.

- Manage the fixed asset register (record newly acquired fixed assets, record depreciation and disposals).

- Ensure compliance with financial reporting deadlines and review journal entries, balances, and other financial statement line items.

- Perform month-end closing journals to ensure high-quality financial data and review management accounts.

- Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

- Active participation in the monthly Group reporting process in IFRS to the Corporate Finance department.

- Preparation of tax returns, including monthly and quarterly VAT, WHT and other similar returns.

- Collaboration with the senior team to ensure compliance with direct and indirect tax regulations.

- Identify, investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities to ensure accuracy.

- Continuously evaluate and improve accounting processes to drive efficiency.

- Assist with the year-end audit and other internal and external audits.

- Respond to ad-hoc queries and coordinate reporting processes with other departments and functions as required.

- Proper archiving of financial documents and records in compliance with legal and company requirements.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting and/or auditing.

- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in multinational companies and/or accounting consulting firms.

Experience in the renewable energy industry is a plus.

- Knowledge of IFRS and Italian LGAAP.

- Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP).

- Fixed Asset Accounting with RE-FX in SAP (non-mandatory, desirable).

- Good knowledge of Excel and MS Office.

- Knowledge of Tax returns, especially Italian tax returns, will be a plus.

- Fluent in Italian and English.

**Additional Information

A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose - meaning that every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities, and the future.

With us, you'll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.

This includes:

- An opportunity to work with renewable energy and contribute to a low emission society.

- Professional and personal development in an exciting global company.

- A working environment characterized by competence, responsibility and innovation and a strong commercial culture.

- A diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background

- Competitive terms of employment and benefit schemes.

- Career and learning opportunities at various levels of the organization.

- The chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists and graduates from different countries and background.

**Additional Information**:

**Statkraft's vision is to renew the way the world is powered.

To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table.

We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability.