Accountant
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Świdnik, Poland
HybridHybrid work may be available after onboarding; monthly office-day frequency is to be agreed.
AccountingFinancial Accounting, Tax Accounting
About the job
Requirements
- Have at least 7 years of experience as a senior or independent accountant or accounting leader in a large manufacturing company with turnover above PLN 50 million, covering multiple accounting areas including fixed-asset accounting.
- Have very good knowledge of Polish VAT and CIT tax regulations and the Polish Accounting Act.
- Have experience independently preparing JPK-VAT and VAT-UE declarations.
- Be fluent in Polish; this is mandatory.
- Have English proficiency at least at B2 level to communicate in an international work environment; this is mandatory.
- Have higher education in an economics field.
- Know how to work with an ERP system; SAP is preferred.
- Be prepared to work in a dynamically developing organization and create and implement new processes.
- Work independently, organize work very well, think analytically, and independently seek solutions.
- Be able to work in a team and support team members.
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for selected accounting areas, including posting documents according to internal procedures and tax and accounting regulations; reconciling general-ledger and subledger balances; clearing open account items involving exchange differences, group cash pooling and netting, accruals, and provisions; posting payroll and employee benefits; settling and posting business travel and other employee settlements; supporting sales invoicing and sales invoice corrections; handling supplier and customer self-billing; and posting bank statements.
- Maintain fixed-asset accounting, including capitalization, establishing initial asset values, coordinating with other company departments to obtain required information, posting depreciation, asset disposals and sales, overseeing fixed-asset inventory, maintaining the fixed-asset register, and reconciling general-ledger balances.
- Review transactions for compliance with CIT and VAT regulations, including international trade, intra-community supplies and acquisitions, imports, exports, VAT calculation for intra-community supplies and exports, reverse-charge VAT when statutory conditions are met, and completeness of VAT posted on imports of goods.
- Prepare compliant VAT registers and declarations, including JPK-VAT and VAT-UE; file corrections to JPK-VAT and VAT-UE; and provide tax authorities with explanations concerning VAT and CIT.
- Participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes in accordance with Group rules and local statutory and tax requirements.
- Contribute data to monthly and annual financial statements and participate in financial statement audits.
- Provide subject-matter support to the local accounting team and the foreign shared service center on local tax and accounting requirements, respond to accounting and tax queries, and prepare process instructions for other company departments, including purchasing, logistics, and sales.
- Participate in finance, accounting, and tax projects, including KSeF and JPK-CIT implementation; new or changed processes in SAP in cooperation with Group IT; financial-accounting process optimization; control and improvement of electronic document workflow in Readsoft; and other Group projects.
- Monitor changes in tax regulations and implement them in ongoing work.
- Prepare reports for NBP and GUS.
- Work in SAP S/4HANA in an international environment, using spoken and written English daily.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with SAP is preferred.
About the company
KOSTAL Group is a global, family-owned German engineering company that develops and manufactures complex electronic and mechatronic products. It operates in four divisions: Automotive Electrical Systems, Industrial Electronics, Connectors, and Test Technology (SOMA), offering components, modules, systems, connectors, and test/automation solutions. About 20,000 employees work at 46 locations in 21 countries to design, produce, and distribute these products with flexible, customer-focused service. Its goal is to provide reliable, tailored solutions across electrification, energy, connectivity, and testing to support automotive, energy, and industrial applications.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Lüdenscheid, Germany
Founded
1912
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What believers are saying
- vaylensPay launched UK-wide on May 30, 2025, easing operator payment compliance.
- Tangier plant expansion capacity supports new EV business and customer ramps.
- Compleo now focuses on AC bidirectional charging, with KOSTAL manufacturing expected from 2028.
What critics are saying
- KOSTAL cut 164 jobs in Lüdenscheid and Dortmund on October 9, 2025.
- Abbeyfeale loses 140 OBC jobs by end-2026 after production shifts overseas.
- Compleo closed Wickede and Wambel production, exposing relentless consolidation and execution risk.
What makes KOSTAL Group unique
- KOSTAL combines automotive components, charging hardware, and vaylens software under one group.
- Tangier and Mexico plants give KOSTAL low-cost production and regional customer proximity.
- Compleo’s AC bidirectional charging focus links KOSTAL to vehicle-to-grid infrastructure.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours
- Health Insurance
- Meal Benefits