Senior Statutory Analyst - German Speaker

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

YOU will be involved in the following tasks

• Responsible for the preparation and delivery of the Statutory Books of Legal Entities under his/her management in compliance with local and corporate policies
• With a sound understanding of the Legal Entities´ underlying businesses, he/she has a key role in the delivery of all controllership activities in relation to the Legal Entities within his/her responsibility. This includes Financial Accounting, Reporting and Internal Controls
• He/she supports the Country Leaders and business in all accounting matters and is the interface of the company with external Authorities (incl. External Auditors)

Main responsibilities:

• Local Book and US GAAP completion in compliance with statutory and corporate policies (timely closing and reporting for both local and group accounts)
• Primary contact for external and internal audit matters
• Provide accounting guidance to other accounting teams and business
• Reconciliation of local book accounts and local versus US GAAP books
• Ongoing monitoring of account reconciliations in compliance with the Company’s Global Policies
• Analysis of balance sheet and income statements for Legal Entities within the scope of responsibility
• Preparation of deferred tax calculation and any other reports for direct tax purposes is a plus.
• Provision of accounting guidance to projects with implications on the related Legal Entities
• Support execution and maintenance of effective internal controls in line with SOX 404 as well as the Company’s Internal Control Standards manual

What YOU will bring to the team

• University degree in Accounting/Finance
• Minimum 5 years of accounting and financial reporting experience required
• Previous experience in Big4 or multinational companies
• Experience in US GAAP and German Local GAAPs
• Business proficiency in German and English is required.
• Good Microsoft Office skills required
• Advanced knowledge of SAP is an asset

Core competencies:

• Good planning & organizing skills; Strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness to take responsibility and high degree of motivation
• Problem-solving and solution oriented
• Networker: ability to effectively work with a wide variety of organizations and people
• Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment

In exchange we offer YOU the following benefits

• We work in a cutting-edge environment, using the latest ERP system and supporting process automation
• Attractive benefits: Cafeteria and Private Health Care Insurance
• Flexible working arrangements with home office
• Green, environmentally conscious, modern office
• Structured onboarding support
• Diverse career paths (people management, subject matter expert)
• Development opportunities (language courses, online learning courses)
• Company and team events and possibility to join social groups
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About Celanese

We create chemistry but we are much more than a chemistry company We’re engineers, scientists, technical experts and logistics specialist. We have more than 100 years of experience, a global network and a great passion for chemistry that comes from the heart. This is how we make sure that our plastics drive the cars of tomorrow, that our emulsions make interior paints even more eco-friendly and that our sweeteners reduce sugar also in your food products. While we call Dallas, Texas home for our global headquarters, we have approximately 13,000 employees working to serve our customers around the world. From Dallas to Amsterdam to Shanghai, we manage a global network of commercial offices, technical centers, and more than 50 owned and operated manufacturing facilities, with operations in 27 countries worldwide and additional strategic affiliate production facilities.

About CBS

CBS (Celanese Business Solutions) Budapest is more than a shared service center. In our team, you’ll be a true partner to Celanese, a leading chemistry company, and join us in improving the world through innovation. You’ll bring world-class solutions to our customers by our end to end processes, and your great ideas will be welcome. You’ll have career defining moments helped by our culture of continuous improvement, and as one of our best talents, you’ll grow through cross-functional and international opportunities. You’ll feel like you belong in our diverse community. You’ll enjoy our commitment to wellbeing, flexible working conditions and our exceptional green office that guarantee a great work experience every day. You’ll be able to balance your priorities and focus on what matters to you the most. Wherever you may be in your personal and professional journey – you’ll always find your place at Celanese

For more information, visit https//www.celanese.com/