Financial Accountant (FTC)

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

In 2012, Konecranes established European Financial Shared Service Center in Tallinn, Estonia. The center offers transaction handling services, financial master data maintenance and financial accounting services to Konecranes Group’s companies.

We are looking for a Financial Accountant (fixed-term contract) to our R2R team to execute day-to-day activities associated with recording accounting transactions, managing P&L and Balance Sheet accounts, reconciling balances and period end activities, and providing support to the business, business controllers and FSSC. Please note that this is a temporary role and not a permanent position.

Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting the transactional components of the Record to Report process, preparing journal entries and providing supporting documents as needed, overseeing P&L and balance sheet accounts, and performing reconciliation of various data.; Assisting carry out the general ledger close, prepare monthly reconciliations to verify that e.g. the balances recorded in the general ledger as intercompany receivables are accurately recorded, and identify and resolve intercompany accounting disputes.; Preparing balance sheet reconciliation.; Responsible for named internal controls.; Documenting work-instructions.; Standardized, effective financial accounting according to prevailing accounting principles (IFRS).; Financial reporting accuracy and timetables. Please note that this is a temporary role and not a permanent position.

Requirements

University degree or economical school degree with a preference in Accounting.; 2+ years of professional work experience in a Finance or Accounting function.; Basic knowledge of IFRS standards.; Fluent in written and spoken English language.; Proficiency with SAP, MS Excel and Word.; Ability to follow harmonized and effective accounting processes.; Documentation of processes and work instructions.