Asset Accountant

Essity - a leading global hygiene and health company and the home of brands like Libero, TENA, Libresse, Tork, Sorbact and JOBST is offering an exciting and challenging opportunity for you who want to contribute with your expertise, energy and creativity. We are looking for an Asset Accountant to join us within Global Digital & Business Services (GDBS).

GDBS is a global unit within Essity which supports all Business Units and Global Units within Essity. GDBS is a global and diverse organization with 1,900 employees, located in over 44 countries worldwide. GDBS delivers sustainable business value to the whole company and to our customers by driving group wide operational efficiencies.

**About the role**

As an Asset Accountant you will perform a variety of accounting activities and deliver professional accounting services of consultative/advisory characteristics to the defined organization acting in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organization’s financial resources and ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations, laws, and reporting requirements.

Occasional travel, about once a year, will be required in this role.

With an office located in Lisbon, you will work within a sustainable building boasting panoramic views, close to amenities, public transport and the airport.

**What You Will Do**
- Daily asset accounting activities (e.g. capitalization of assets, divestment) according to local statutory and tax rules as well as the company’s own IFRS rules
- Period End tasks like depreciation runs and asset related reporting.
- Support the project managers and controllers in the capex process in the preparation and execution phase of the projects, partially on site.
- Responsible for asset accounting Internal Control self-assessment based on Key Internal Controls (KICs)
- Special asset accounting tasks like periodic inventory for the asset register
- Leasing accounting according to IFRS 16
- Resolver for Service Desk requests
- Support global asset accounting projects and initiatives to improve the asset accounting.
- Asset insurance value calculation support for “Risk & insurance” department
- Supporting or submitting data for declarations concerning fixed assets to the statistic office
- Supporting other Global Business Service department with information on asset-related figures and processes
- Contact for the external and internal audit processes in Asset Management

**Who You Are**
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years’ hands on accounting experience.
- Proven Asset Accounting skills are an advantage.
- SAP ECC and S/4, Office 365 and RPA solution experience is an advantage.
- Experience in complex, cross-cultural matrix organizations is an advantage.
- Global perspective
- Fluency in English
- Fluency in French is a strong advantage

To be successful in this role, you need to have the ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities based on deadlines. You have a high level of attention to detail, and you can deliver with quality and speed. You have strong analytical skills, and you are a good communicator who can create and maintain relationships with colleagues and various functions. Furthermore, you have high integrity standards, and you are a role model in business ethics and compliance. You are a self-leading person who takes responsibility for your tasks.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

**Together, we are improving lives, every day.**:
Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

**Application End Date**:
20 sep. 2024
**Job Requisition ID**:Essity246417