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To strengthen our regional finance team in the Balkan, we are looking for a Senior Accountant that loves a professional challenge and that has the right mindset to motivate and inspire other colleagues.
The daily professional handling of our Balkan group companies is crucial for the management of the group&rsquo;s commercial and financial position and requires a hands-on, accurate and pragmatic approach.
<h3>Who are we?</h3>
We are Ravago, a leading global distributor, recycler and manufacturer of plastics, rubber, chemicals and insulation materials. In addition to that, we are a privately owned &ldquo;family company&rdquo; in the truest sense of the word. During our 60 years of existence, our family has grown from a small Belgian team to an international group of over 8 000 employees. As an international company, we have more than 300 subsidiaries located in about 70 countries, and supply over 6 million metric tons of polymers to more than 50,000 active buying customers. Our restless ambition is to capture rising opportunities on a global scale and to pursue sustainable growth, both organically and through acquisitions. Our worldwide knowledge and our people are the keys to our unique strengths and leading position.
For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.ravago.com/" target="_blank">www.ravago.com</a>
<h3>The opportunity</h3>
Impeccable financial services to all our internal clients are key to further strengthen Ravago for the future and the next sustainable period of growth. With Ravago&rsquo;s environment evolving, and an incremental focus on our core values Entrepreneurship, Human focus, Professionalism and Humility, the Finance team needs to further grow into a High Performance function.
That&rsquo;s why we are looking for a Senior Accountant who takes the lead over our Balkan Financial Business Services team. Your profile will allow you:
<ul type="disc">
<li>To manage the accounting and finance positions of our Balkan companies (Serbia, North Macedonia and Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina);</li>
<li>To coach the teams in their day-to-day job and their long term career;</li>
<li>To manage the interactions with the external stakeholders, among which auditors and banks;</li>
<li>To combine analytical skills with a savviness for accounting processes;</li>
<li>To support change projects throughout the organisation;</li>
<li>To protect the organization&rsquo;s value by keeping information confidential;</li>
<li>To communicate in a transparent and professional manner with finance teams located in other countries; various stakeholders (eg. the external audit teams, tax audits, banks, etc.) and internal clients (general managers,&hellip;).</li>
</ul>
<h3>The team</h3>
You will be leading our Balkan financial organization, which consists of a team of 4 accountants in Serbia and 2 external accountants in Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina and North Macedonia. In this role, you will have close contacts with the management of the different local legal entities.
As part of an international team, you will closely work together with the headquarter financial teams, located in Belgium, both related to the daily operations &amp; optimizations as on a project base. You will report to the European Finance Manager.
<h3>Your background&nbsp;</h3>
Education
<ul type="disc">
<li>You have an university degree with economic and financial background</li>
</ul>
Experience
<ul type="disc">
<li>Proven experience (+10 years) as a senior accountant in the Balkan (main country is Serbia), preferably within an international organisation;</li>
<li>Very good experience with general ledger functions, the month-end/year-end closing process, tax declarations and the annual audit;</li>
<li>Experience in coaching a team.</li>
<li>Good communication skills and enjoying personal contacts;</li>
<li>Hands-on experience with ERP and Accounting tools;</li>
</ul>
Competences
<ul type="disc">
<li>You recognize yourself in the core values of Ravago: Entrepreneurship, Human focus, Professionalism and Humility;</li>
<li>Ability to see the overall picture;</li>
<li>Proficient at developing relationships with employees, peers and external consultants;</li>
<li>A good motivator and team player with strong communication skills;</li>
<li>Excellent analytical skills;</li>
<li>Thorough knowledge of accounting &amp; tax procedures;</li>
<li>Ability to work well independently and within deadlines;</li>
<li>Well-organised and punctual.</li>
</ul>
Language skills
<ul type="disc">
<li>Good knowledge of English is required, both verbal and written.</li>
</ul>
Other skills
<ul type="disc">
<li>Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Principal responsibilities</h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Manage and organize the Serbian finance team, in a compliant and efficient way;</li>
<li>Closely cooperate with the external accountants for Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina and North Macedonia;</li>
<li>Financially report, analyse and pro-actively monitor the different local legal entities;</li>
<li>Put in place and revise processes and procedures;</li>
<li>Coordinate the local bank relations;</li>
<li>Coordinate and lead the audit process;</li>
<li>Communicate and coordinate across companies and departments (with the MD, HR, Legal, Credit, accounting teams abroad&hellip;)</li>
</ul>
<h3>What can we offer?</h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li>We are a family company, truly believing in building an environment together in which we can all maximize the value of the work we do for our communities and our lives at home.</li>
<li>We are a multicultural environment where we promote diversity, talent and ideas.</li>
<li>A competitive basic salary supplemented with fringe benefits.</li>
<li>As we think work/life balance is important in everyone&rsquo;s life, we also have some flexible working hours, of course always in open communication and agreement with the team and other internal stakeholders.</li>
<li>Your work location would be Beograd. Occasional business trips to other countries, among which Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina and North Macedonia, are part of the job too.</li>
</ul>
Interested in joining our company? Don&rsquo;t hesitate to get in touch.

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