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You will manage the day-to-day accounting activities for a portfolio of clients, ensuring accurate bookkeeping, month-end closing, financial reporting and compliance with Romanian accounting requirements while developing your expertise in a professional services environment.\n\nThe Blueprint of your Role:\nGCA Family & Sub-family: 2.11 Tax - Tax Compliance\nCareer Level: Level 6 - Team Member 2\nWhy join us?\nClarity (GCA): You have a well-defined career path. You’ll know exactly where you stand and what steps you need to take to grow within the team.\nFair Evaluation (Korn Ferry): We don’t rely on subjective opinions. We use a global methodology that helps you understand your potential and develop accordingly.\nSmart Working: We try to automate repetitive processes as much as possible using data analytics tools, so we can focus on the things that actually matter.\nWhat will you actually do?\nYou will work as part of an Accounting & Bookkeeping team, managing the day-to-day accounting activities for a portfolio of clients and supporting the delivery of accurate accounting records, financial reporting and statutory compliance requirements.\nCore responsibilities\nAccounting operations & bookkeeping (ownership)\nManage day-to-day accounting activities for assigned clients, including recording accounting transactions, reviewing supporting documentation and ensuring completeness and accuracy of accounting records in accordance with Romanian accounting regulations and internal methodologies.\nMonth-end closing & reconciliations\nPerform month-end closing activities, including supplier, customer, bank, cash, payroll and tax reconciliations. Prepare trial balances, accounting schedules and closing files while identifying and investigating discrepancies.\nFinancial statements preparation\nSupport the preparation of statutory financial statements and annual reporting packages by preparing reconciliations, supporting schedules and accounting analyses required under Romanian accounting regulations and IFRS where applicable.\nAccounting treatment of transactions\nReview and analyse accounting transactions, including accruals, provisions, fixed assets, intercompany transactions and accounting corrections. Identify non-standard accounting situations and propose preliminary accounting treatment while escalating more complex matters when necessary.\nAccounting-related tax compliance\nPrepare VAT, Corporate Income Tax, Withholding Tax and other recurring tax compliance working files as part of the accounting closing process. Support the preparation and submission of tax returns and reconciliations related to accounting activities.\nClient portfolio management\nTake responsibility for the accounting delivery of allocated clients, ensuring deadlines are met and deliverables are prepared in line with engagement requirements and internal quality standards.\nAudit support\nAct as a primary contact for routine audit requests related to your client portfolio, preparing reconciliations, confirmations and supporting documentation required during annual audits.\nTools, process improvement & automation\nWork with ERP systems, automated posting solutions and OCR technologies to ensure data quality and improve efficiency in accounting and compliance processes. Contribute ideas for streamlining routine activities and improving the quality of deliverables.\nAdditional responsibilities\nSupport senior team members with accounting and compliance projects, implementation of new accounting processes and updates driven by regulatory changes.\nProvide day-to-day guidance to interns and junior colleagues on routine accounting activities and internal procedures.\nWho are you?\nYou are an early-career accounting professional, already familiar with bookkeeping, month-end closing activities and core accounting processes, motivated to deepen your expertise and ready to take responsibility for your own client portfolio in a structured, deadline-driven environment.\nMindset & behaviors\nEager to learn: You are curious about accounting and want to understand the reasoning behind accounting treatments, reporting requirements and compliance obligations.\nDetail-oriented: You understand that accuracy in accounting is critical and you carefully review your work before delivery.\nOrganized & reliable: You can manage multiple tasks, follow procedures and respect deadlines for your assigned clients.\nProactive & accountable: You take ownership of your deliverables, raise issues early and follow through until resolution.\nTeam player: You enjoy collaborating with colleagues, are open to feedback and contribute to a positive team atmosphere.\nAdaptable: You are comfortable working with different clients, systems and industries as your experience grows.\nExperience & background\nProfessional experience\nTypically 1-3 years of experience in accounting, accounting outsourcing, bookkeeping or tax compliance environments.\nEducation & qualifications\nUniversity Degree in Accounting or Finance (completed).\nEnrolment in or interest in professional qualifications (e.g. CECCAR, ACCA) would be a plus.\nFunctional knowledge\nGood understanding of Romanian accounting principles and practical accounting processes.\nPractical experience with bookkeeping, month-end closing activities, reconciliations, fixed assets, accruals and preparation of accounting records.\nFamiliarity with VAT, Corporate Income Tax and other recurring compliance obligations associated with accounting activities.\nExposure to preparation of tax returns and statutory financial statements would be considered an advantage.\nTools & methods\nSolid Excel skills (formulas, lookups, pivot tables and standard reporting) and good command of Microsoft Office applications.\nExperience with accounting software (Winmentor preferred); 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