Fixed Assets Accountant - Polish speaking

Job description

Segment

Corporate & Functions
Role synopsis

• Ensure timely and accurate Fixed Asset Accounting for a number of entities in the country supported by the team

• Ensure full reconciliations from ledgers to statutory accounts and corporate reporting

• Timely response to queries raised on accounts and other analyses

• Reporting and control activities to assure compliance with relevant laws and regulations in the country supported

• Support of timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes in accordance with the Group Reporting Manual and any other relevant standards and provide support for other Group reporting requirements such as Balance Sheet Integrity, Intercompany reconciliations and Group Charges

Req ID

78982BR
Location

Hungary - Central - Budapest
Is this a part time position?

No
Relocation available

No
Travel required

Negligible travel
Key accountabilities

• Inventory Management, Fixed Asset Accounting (w/o capitalization)

·  Processing of disposals incl. preparation of disposal journals

·  Period end close (monthly, quarterly, year-end) - transfer of assets under construction to addition to fixed assets.
• Ensuring proper accounting treatment, particularly with regard to fixed assets management in SL, GL.

• Verification and handling of adjusting entries and transfers for capital expenditures.

• Screen and review inferior assets, preparation and booking of transfer posting documents.

• Process depreciation in terms of local GAAP and IFRS with appropriate sense check and analyse upcoming deviations.

• Ensuring that all asset movements are compliant with BP Policy & Authorities (Group Reporting Manual), local GAAP and IFRS.

• Ensuring compliance with „Component Accounting".

• Allocation of purchase requisition, handling of purchase requisition for capital expenditures local GAAP and IFRS, account assignment and clearance PM-orders for capital expenditures).

• Adhering with the tasks outlined in the QMS Systems of GBS.

• Fixed Assets master data processing.

• Reconciliation of accounts, preparation of quarterly reports and ad hoc reports.

• Identification of values for fire insurance planned values for depreciation.

• Ensuring the right assignment of assets to the functional entities through monitoring activities and reconciliation of fixed assets ledger.

• Query handling for capital expenditures.

• To comply with any other job-related requirements. This may be defined by an attached task list or defined by one's relevant team lead or process lead.

Essential Education

·  Relevant degree (Finance/Accounting)
Desirable criteria and qualifications

N/A
About BP

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

The Finance Function fulfills three key activities: to report financial and operational results, both internally and externally, with independence and integrity; to support business performance management and planning processes by using consistent data collection and reporting processes; and to integrate financial and commercial processes to enable end to end optimization. Finance also supports the development of annual and long term plans, strategies and performance management processes as well as provides economic analysis and Group Investment Assurance and Approval Process (GIAAP) support for business opportunities, investments and other specific projects as needed.
Application close date

23-May-2017
Sub-category

Accounting Services
Job category

Finance
Countries (State/Region)

Hungary

Desired profile

Essential experience and job requirements

·  2-4 years experience in accounting/controlling
·  Language and interpersonal skills with particular focus on client responsiveness
·  Good level of analytical skills, numeracy and good financial understanding
·  Customer- and service-oriented thinking,
·  Readiness for action and ability to work under pressure,
·  Self confident appearance in relations to the internal contacts
·  Strong communication and cooperation skills
·  Assertiveness
·  Fluent English and Polish knowledge is a must
Other Requirements (eg Travel, Location)

N/A