General Ledger Accountant

Who are we?

Right across the Pipera metro station, the Samsung Shared Services Centre Europe, established in 2016 in Bucharest (Romania) covers Financial, Customer Service and HR processes for Samsung subsidiaries across Europe.

What is the role about?

As a General Ledger Accountant you will mainly cover general ledger, reporting, audit and Continuous Improvement activities, being in charge with:

• Performing month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing (Prepaid Expense and Unearned Revenue amortization, Return Estimation, FX Valuation, Inventory Valuation, Bad Debt Provision, GR/IR, Warranty Provision, Temporary Account Transfer, Balance Sheet Allocation to Profit Centers & Cash Flow Statement Generation, Cost Controlling);
• Managing after closing reports specific to Samsung
• Ensuring accuracy of financial documents in accordance with international standard and internal policies;
• Documenting financial transactions by entering account information;
• Recommending financial actions by analyzing accounting options;
• Preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other financial reports;
• Performing audit in order to review the accuracy of the accounting postings performed by an external provider (AP & AR processes);
• Reviewing in SAP cash application (AR process) as well with AP documents postings, performed by an external provider
• Performing regular reports and/or presentations with the purpose of monitoring the external provider for the AP & AR operations, identifying process issues, proposing corrective actions and ensuring these are implemented and followed;
• Maintaining the confidential aspect of the financial data;
• Participating to or leading (if required) Continuous Improvement projects
• Acting as an ambassador for promoting Samsung Shared Service to our European subsidiaries, ensuring services are delivered in line with the agreed levels of quality and productivity; 
• Taking advantage of SAP system and other internal software programs.

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting;
• Meaningful accounting experience is required (GL/AP/AR);
• Experience of SAP FI systems preferable
• Good Excel and database skills;
• Good analytical and problem solving skills;
• Detail-oriented with good knowledge over (IFRS) accounting procedures;
• Ability to work independently and also a great team-mate;
• Tact and diplomacy skills, acting as an Ambassador for promoting Samsung SSC services to our European subsidiaries;
• Time management skills and good level of stress resistance, being able to meet deadlines and solve any bottlenecks along the way;
• English written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout the organization;
• Willing to work in rotation together with other colleagues, in order to cover UK schedule (10:00-19:00 RO).

 Why is Samsung SSC Europe the place to be?

Samsung is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. In our center you will be part of a dynamic team, in an international work environment. Being one of the best in the industry comes with hard work, but we also make it rewarding through:

• performance bonuses
• opportunity to learn and grow along with the center’s evolution,
• support for continuous learning via in-class, online trainings and books (Bookster)
• gym subscription
• daily fresh fruits in the office
• meal tickets
• lunch bonus
• additional paid vacation days
• medical subscription
• discount to Samsung products