Chief Accountant, Part-time (CPS-GfK)

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Our Mission

At Consumer Panel Services GfK, our mission is clear: to provide key information on who buys what, where, how much, how often, and most importantly, why (or why not). We take pride in delivering high-quality, uninterrupted data, expert consultancy, and unparalleled expertise to empower our clients to deliver superior customer experiences at every stage of the shopper journey.

Job Description

The Chief Accountant, Ukraine will oversee all accounting operations, ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting for our Ukraine business (20FTEs). Reporting to our Accounting Manager, E.Europe the Chief Accountantinvolves the management of financial systems, compliance with regulatory requirements, and providing strategic financial insights to support business decision-making. The successful postholder will prepare and analyse financial statements, ensure compliance with regulatory standards as well as support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures. The postholder will work closely with the E.Europe finance team to provide accurate and timely financial information to management, assisting in strategic decision-making processes.

You Will:

• Preparing of source documents - sales invoices, acts of service delivery, employees’ advance expense reports, materials and supplies acceptance and disposal statements, fixed assets acceptance and write-off statements.

• Basic local accounting/bookkeeping - checking source documents for accuracy; recording transactions with customers; recording transactions with suppliers; recording banking transactions; reconciliation of customer, supplier and bank accounts; recording transactions with materials and supplies, fixed assets, intangible assets; recording transactions of employees’ expense.

• Advanced local accounting - checking accounting records for accuracy and existence (supported by source documents); checking the completeness of records of all typical transactions; accounting for non-routine transactions (revenue recognition, depreciation, prepaid expenses, interest and expense on borrowings, gains and losses on disposal of fixed and intangible assets, foreign exchange gains and losses, etc.); preparing and review of trial balance.

• VAT services - preparing and registering local VAT invoices, review suppliers’ VAT invoices for accuracy, preparing and registering adjustments to VAT invoices, ensure compliance with VAT regulations preparing and filing monthly VAT returns.

• Corporate income tax reviewing company records for temporary tax differences or non-deductible income and expenses, ensuring compliance with corporate income tax regulations preparing and filing annual income tax returns.

• Statutory financial reporting preparing and filing of quarterly statutory financial statements ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards and rules.

• Act as Chief accountant for CPS Ukraine and be able to sign via QES all needed fillings.

• Performing monthly and yearly closing and reporting tasks.

• Performing checks on the Payroll calculations of the external Payroll company.

• Making sure that company is meeting all local requirements.

You Have:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or other relevant area

• Experience working as a Chief accountant

• Experience working in a multi-national company will be considered a plus

• Experience with international ERP systems is considered a plus

• Fluent Ukrainian speaker

• Good knowledge of English (B2 level)

• In depth understanding of local and international accounting standards

• Team player and good communicator

• Experience with Payroll accounting will be considered a plus

This is a part-time vacancy of approximately 25/30 hours per week.

Based in our Kyiv office with hybrid working arrangement.

We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential. 

We respect and value every employee regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, personality, experience, culture, faith, socio-economic status, or physical or mental disabilities.

We endorse the core principles and rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, promoting the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, and solidarity.

Learn more about who we are and everything we do on: https://www.gfk-cps.com/about-gfk-cps