Global Senior Chief Accountant, Business Assurance

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🇵🇱 Poland – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💲 Accountant / Accounting

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SGS

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1878

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Consulting • Healthcare • Food & Beverage

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) company, providing a comprehensive range of services designed to assure quality and integrity across various sectors. SGS is focused on sustainability, offering climate action services and an all-encompassing ESG portfolio under its IMPACT NOW suite. The company has ambitious targets for growth by 2027, driven by its strategy to address global megatrends. SGS operates globally, providing business assurance, connectivity and products, digital trust, health and nutrition, and solutions for industries and the environment.

📋 Description

• Develop, implement and maintain global accounting policies, standards and governance frameworks for Business Assurance • Ensure consistent application of accounting principles, financial reporting standards and revenue recognition practices across regions and legal entities • Standardize accounting treatment of accreditation-related costs and P&L account mapping • Support accounting workstreams related to acquisitions and integrations • Review historical financial statements and balance sheets of acquisition targets • Conduct accounting assessments and support financial due diligence activities • Review purchase price accounting and goodwill calculations • Support post-acquisition reporting requirements and integration • Establish standardized approaches to auditor day-rate calculations and service pricing • Improve transparency of cost allocation and profitability drivers • Ensure pricing models consider accreditation, travel, transfer pricing exposure and other service delivery costs • Support development of centralized and efficient billing structures • Review and optimize revenue management and charging methodologies for internal support • Partner with Finance and Tax teams on billing governance and compliance • Support accounting and governance frameworks for SGS BA Digital and digitalization initiatives • Establish accounting processes for digital platforms and newly acquired businesses with Group Finance and Group Tax • Ensure appropriate accounting treatment of software, intellectual property and related assets • Advise senior management on accounting, reporting and governance matters • Partner with Regional Controllers, Group Accounting, Group Tax and global business leaders • Drive adoption of new accounting structures, policies and governance frameworks across international teams • Report to the Global Head of Finance (CFO), Business Assurance

🎯 Requirements

• Chartered Accountant qualification (ACCA, CPA, CA or equivalent) • Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience within international organizations • Strong technical accounting expertise, including IFRS, financial reporting and accounting governance • Experience within a Big Four environment combined with operative experience in a multinational organization • Proven experience supporting acquisitions, due diligence and post-acquisition integration activities • Experience establishing accounting policies, controls and governance frameworks • Strong understanding of tax and transfer pricing considerations • Data literacy and experience with dashboards, analytics and automation tools desired • Advanced proficiency in financial tools and systems, including Excel and BI • Oracle ERP experience would be a strong plus • Fluency in English • German and/or French advantageous • Strong accounting governance and controllership expertise • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills • Strong stakeholder management and influencing capabilities • Ability to build processes, drive change and implement new structures • Commercial mindset balancing strategic and operational priorities • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across diverse international teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible schedule and hybrid/remote model • SGS university and Campus for continuos learning options • Benefits platform • Supportive and inclusive work environment • Professional growth and personal development opportunities • Global and very stable company • Multinational environment with colleagues from multiple continents