GBS - Accounting Specialist

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Syensqo Job Grade: S13 - S14

Job Overview and Responsibilities

Syensqo is creating its internal Global Business Services (GBS) to cover Finance, Procurement and Human Resources activities.  We offer you to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment and to contribute to this group’s transformation.

Join us in one of our 3 service centers: Lisbon, Curitiba, and Bangkok, be part of this transformation journey from the start.

We are looking for:

• An Accounting Specialist to join our team and take responsibility for the financial closure of one or several legal entity/Lies within the same country

We count on you for:

• Running the closure for a given legal entity for IFRS on a monthly basis, as well as Statutory on yearly basis
• Releasing financial packages for consolidation
• Performing accounting operations and internal controls according to accounting standards, Group guidelines and Local Operating Procedures
• Interact with stakeholders such as businesses and sites, Group consolidation and Country Accounting Managers to ensure reliability of financials
• Providing analysis, advice, and solving technical accounting issues
• Answering external auditor requests

Education and Experience 

• University degree in accounting or finance, ideally with certification in international accounting / CPA
• At least 2-3 years of experience in accounting or audit

Skills and behavioural competencies

• IFRS knowledge
• SAP knowledge
• Team spirit, proactivity

Language skills

• Fluency in English
• other languages are a plus

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.