Accounting and Tax Manager

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Your Role: Accounting and Tax Manager

As Accounting and Tax Manager in Turkey, you will play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of our financial operations.

You will lead the accounting team, manage tax processes, oversee month-end and quarter-end closing, collaborate with stakeholders, and serve as the primary contact for ECAR inquiries.

You will also be a subject matter expert on local GAAP and its reconciliation to US GAAP.

Your Responsibilities:


* Manage Accounting and Tax: Oversee all accounting and tax functions, including local ERP and S4 reconciliation, tax reporting, compliance with local (VUK) and US GAAP, and monthly/quarterly/yearly closing processes.


* Lead and Develop the Team: Supervise, mentor, and train junior accounting staff, driving continuous improvement in accounting processes (e.g., vendor invoice bookings, e-invoicing).


* Ensure Compliance and Audit Readiness: Manage relationships with tax advisors and auditors, lead audits, prepare necessary data, and act as the primary point of contact for all audit-related matters.


* Oversee Financial Reporting and Analysis: Review and validate financial forecasts, prepare monthly financial reports for the CFO, analyze results, and manage reconciliation and approval processes.


* Drive Process Improvement and Projects: Lead process improvement projects, including system implementations, new change requests for S4, Material Ledger monitoring, and ensuring timely payments.

Stay up-to-date on local tax laws and advise the Turkey Leadership Team accordingly.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Accounting, or Management.


* Required Experience: 4-6 years of senior accounting experience, including 1-3 years in people management.


* CPA qualification in local GAAP (VUK), deep understanding of local and US GAAP and advanced English fluency.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):


* SAP Proficiency: Experience with SAP FI, RtR, P2P, and...