Accountant (Western Cluster)

You will be supporting the Controllership function for a cluster of entities, ensuring accurate P&L and balance sheet reporting, a clean balance sheet, and compliance with statutory, tax, and audit requirements. You will also be partnering closely with the Cluster Controller and shared services to deliver timely, high-quality reporting and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Review monthly financial reports (P&L, balance sheet, working capital) and ensure data accuracy.
• Handle closing activities and analyze variances in sales, costs, and inventory.
• Partner with shared services to ensure quality and timeliness of submissions.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of aged items.
• Handle audit requirements by reviewing evidence, ensuring completeness, and liaising with auditors.
• Lead the review and finalization of local statutory accounts, tax returns and local audits.
• Monitor and approve indirect tax submissions in line with compliance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field; professional qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in accounting, controllership, or finance operations within multinational environments.
• Strong knowledge of P&L, balance sheet management, statutory reporting, and tax compliance.
• Experience managing audits and working with external auditors.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills with high attention to detail.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills for partnering with shared service centers.
• Proficiency in complex ERP/accounting systems and Excel.
• Fluent in English; additional European language a plus.

Calderys is a leading global solution provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions . The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and advanced solutions to enhance steel casting, metallurgical fluxes and molding processes.

As an international business with a presence in more than 30 countries and a strong footprint in the Americas through the brand HWI, a member of Calderys, we offer our employees a world of opportunity.

We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries and our purpose places sustainability and innovation at the heart of our business. It reflects our reason for existing: to support our customers building a better world through sustainable solutions.

Our values are a driving force in this purpose: We are tenacious, accountable, multicultural and authentic.

In our company, performance is recognized and learning is promoted. Our services and solutions depend upon the expertise and commitment of our employees. So we ensure that they have the scope and opportunities to develop their potential within a diverse, inclusive and collaborative setting. It is an environment for people to grow, where every day is a new day and more exciting than the last.

Calderys - Forged in legacy. Fueled by excellence.

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