ACCOUNTING OFFICER

About the Company - Miele is a family-owned company in the fourth generation. Since its founding in 1899, Miele has followed its brand promise "Immer Besser". As the world's leading manufacturer of high-end household appliances, we create delightful experiences, not only in terms of the quality of our products, but also in terms of performance, convenience, design, and sustainability. For our customers, this means peace of mind knowing that choosing Miele is a good decision - and probably the decision of a lifetime.About the Role - We are a multinational company, and we are looking to reinforce our financial team in Portugal. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance in Portugal, your main responsibilities will include the following tasks:ResponsibilitiesOperational responsibility for month-end and year-end closing of accounts in the entityResponsible for the delivering end to end procure to pay process for a market covering stewardship, compliance and timeliness of all paymentsEnsuring proper bookings and allocations to cost and profit centersPreparing financial reportsProcessing vendor invoicesEvaluating internal management systems, procedures, and risks in order to provide recommendationsSupport in relevant taxation and (financial/administrative) legal topics for the entitySupport internal and external accounting complianceProject- based support in local process optimization under the functional guidance of the Accounting Manager as well as shared service center and central functions (e.g. transfer pricing and local legal reporting)Support of FP&A Director, and FP&A organization in achieving required transparency on financial figuresAbility to lead new processes implementation in the country like new SAP framework..QualificationsBachelor's degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or similar.Required SkillsSuitable Accounting education (e.g. CFA, CPA)Good business acumen & commercial mindsetInitial experience in a multi-national, multi-location and multi-lingual roleSkilled to make complex decisions using all the data available and trust your gut instinct to discuss financial outcomes with senior stakeholders and decision-making ownersResilient with at-hoc complex data analysis requests with strong drive to innovate and increase efficiency of data dashboardExcellent written and oral communication in English, Portuguese and SpanishExceptional Excel skills and other Microsoft tools are required; PowerBI and KNIME knowledge will be treated as additional value.