Senior Accountant

About the role

We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18,000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place. The Senior Accountant is responsible for the timely and qualitative execution of Accounting Operations in the area of General Accounting according to the defined activity split and contributing to the reliability of the Group Financial Statements in his / her scope of responsibility by applying IFRS/CKA guidelines, thereby allowing a certification by external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Provide General Accounting expertise and advise Business and site Controlling on accounting topics
• Rebate & commission accounting analysis and review; Credit Upon Proof of Receipt (CUPS) accounting
• Intangible & fixed asset in-use analysis
• Accounting Liaison with the Tax group to ensure non-income tax audits and transfer price topics are accounted for properly.
• Catalyst Accounting
• Closing coordinator, as well as ensuring open invoices are properly accrued
• Miscellaneous accruals such as duty drawback, DL trading and most favored nation (MFN)
• Coordination of quarterly accounting review of essential contracts
• Ensure documentation and implementation of all necessary desktop procedures/controls in accounting.
• Vendor Check Printing; Processing of misc. check deposit
• Backup for various Transactional Accounting activities
• Analyze accounts and prepare reconciliations
• Specialized ad hoc support and project support specific to own