Finance and Accounting Specialist

Position Summary

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.

Role and Responsibilities

What is the role about?

In this role you will be supporting Samsung closing operations in Europe, within an active environment, interacting with multiple stakeholders. Are you a fast and adaptable learner, able to understand a process at micro granular level, to accumulate knowledge and develop skills up to a process expert level? If you are ready to go the extra mile, to be a strong team player, driven by curiosity, fearless and you see opportunity in any challenges you encounter, then definitely you are the right person we are looking for.

As a Finance and Accounting Task Force, you will mainly cover General Ledger and Closing activities, being in charge with:

• Performing monthly and annual financial and controlling closing activities for multiple Samsung Subsidiaries, in accordance with the deadlines and guidelines from Global Headquarter and local Subsidiary requirements
• Calculation and recording of month-end accruals, provisions, valuations, amortization.
• Performing general accounting tasks (journal entries, clearings, reclassifications and corrections, etc.)
• Performing various analyses and preparing account reconciliations
• Documenting and monitoring internal controls for activities in scope of the Shared Service Center;
• Assisting in internal and external audits, when required
• Performing monthly Budgeting / Forecasting management accounting activities for the assigned Samsung Subsidiary
• Reviewing in SAP journal entries related to AR documents (customer payments) as well as AP documents (invoices and employee expense claims) and Vendor Master Data registration, performed by an external provider and rejecting those entries which fail accuracy;
• Producing 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;
• Ensuring accuracy of financial documents in accordance with international standard and internal policies;
• Maintaining the confidential aspect of the financial data;
• Participating to Continuous Improvement projects together with other members of the Finance team, with the purpose of implementing Best Practices across European Samsung subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with the internal regulations set by Global Headquarter, automating different processes, increasing efficiency etc.;
• 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

Skills and Qualifications

• A skilled or highly-skilled specialist that completes tasks in resourceful and effective ways

• May contribute to the development of concepts and techniques as well as complete complex tasks in creative and effective ways

• Works on assignments, including complex assignments, requiring considerable judgement and initiative

• May determine methods and procedures on new assignments

• May mentor or coach team members

• Typically requires a minimum 5 years of experience since TB1

* Please visit Samsung membership to see Privacy Policy, which defaults according to your location, at: https://account.samsung.com/membership/policy/privacy. You can change Country/Language at the bottom of the page. If you are European Economic Resident, please click here: https://europe-samsung.com/ghrp/PrivacyNoticeforEU.html