Tax & Accounting Supervisor (FMCG-Beverages)

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For a leading multinational beverage company: Tax & Accounting Supervisor Responsibilities • Lead and oversee all accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with local GAAP and IFRS Group reporting requirements. • Act as Class A’ certified accountant with full signing authority for statutory financial statements and tax filings. • Ensure full compliance with Greek tax legislation, including corporate tax, VAT, withholding taxes, and other statutory obligations. • Manage and coordinate all tax-related processes and act as primary liaison with external auditors, tax authorities, and regulatory bodies. • Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting to Group Finance and IFRS schedules. • Supervise statutory financial statements preparation and submission in accordance with Greek regulatory requirements. • Perform current income tax calculations, ensuring accuracy and compliance. • Calculate and monitor deferred tax, including recognition, tracking, and reconciliation. • Conduct reconciliation between tax and accounting bases, ensuring alignment and proper documentation. • Provide guidance and leadership to the local accounting team and ensure continuous process improvement. • Ensure compliance with labour legislation from an accounting and financial reporting perspective (payroll execution managed by HR, with accounting oversight as required). • Support FP&A teams with accurate balance sheet reconciliations. • Coordinate audit processes (internal and external), ensuring timely resolution of audit findings. • Use ERP systems (e.g., SAP) for accurate financial processing and reporting. • Perform monthly MyData reconciliation with ERP, ensuring completeness and accuracy of reported transactions and following up on missing or unmatched invoices. • Manage weekly supplier payment processes, including review and update of the BPO list where required, and preparation of payments for suppliers, salaries, and taxes. • Propose and participate in process improvement initiatives, automation projects, and internal control enhancements. Requirements • University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field. A Master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., ACCA, SOEL) will be considered a strong asset. • Mandatory Class A’ certified accountant license with signing authority in Greece. • Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in accounting, preferably in multinational or FMCG environments. • Fluent in Greek and English (written and spoken). Italian is an advantage. • Strong expertise in Greek tax legislation, VAT, corporate tax, and statutory compliance. • Proven experience in statutory reporting (incl. myDATA) and audit coordination. • Solid understanding of labour-related accounting and compliance requirements. Payroll experience is considered an advantage. • Strong knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP. • Experience working in SAP or similar ERP systems. • Proficiency in Excel. • Strong communication and leadership skills, with ability to manage and develop accounting teams. • High level of analytical thinking, accuracy, responsibility, and ability to operate under tight deadlines. Benefits • Competitive compensation package • Career development and growth opportunities