A2R Senior Tax Accountant
800,000 – 1,066,667 Ft / monthBrutto
Employer · Opella
Bookkeeping assistantFull-timeBudapest
The Senior Tax Accountant plays a key role in ensuring that OPELLA A2R tax processes operate effectively at both local and GBS level. The role is responsible for supervising and executing tax closing, calculations, reporting and compliance activities, while coaching junior team members and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Tasks
- Deliver tax accounting and reporting services within the OPELLA GBS perimeter
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly tax closing and corporate tax reporting
- Ensure compliance with OPELLA/Corporate accounting policies, internal control guidelines and SOX requirements
- Supervise, coach and develop junior tax accountants
- Maintain accurate tax records, reconciliations and documentation
- Support internal and external audits, including tax audits
- Monitor operational KPIs and proactively flag execution issues
- Provide tax process expertise to internal stakeholders
- Support implementation and optimization of ITS tools and tax-related systems
- Drive continuous improvement, standardization and process optimization initiatives
- Ensure effective communication with captive management
- Perform and supervise monthly tax closing and reporting activities according to group timetable
- Prepare and review tax calculations including VAT, property tax, withholding tax, income tax and deferred tax
- Prepare and review tax returns at country and group levels
- Support profit tax and deferred tax calculations under IFRS and statutory GAAP
- Reconcile tax accounts and review tax-related manual journal entries (MJE)
- Ensure collection and analysis of recurring and non-recurring tax items
- Prepare and review ad-hoc tax reports and analyses
- Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation
- Coordinate with A2R Closing & Reporting teams, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Internal Control and other GBS departments
- Supervise junior accountants and allocate resources effectively
- Participate in GBS process improvement and standardization projects
- Contribute to the implementation, simplification and improvement of tax tools and systems (ITS)
Requirements
- 5-10 years of experience in tax accounting, preferably in an international or multicultural environment
- Experience in supervising or mentoring junior staff
- Strong experience with reconciliation, monthly closing, tax reporting and accounting processes
- Experience with strategy, testing and project management
- Strong understanding of GL accounting, monthly closure and reporting
- Solid knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP
- Hands-on experience with SAP ERP and accounting applications is a strong advantage
- Advanced MS Excel and Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Ability to organize, prioritize and structure tasks for self and team
- Ability to work across processes, geographies, cultures and business environments
- Fluency in English is required, additional European languages are an advantage