Senior Accounting Specialist

• Category: Finance & Procurement
• Location: Kaunas, LT

NKT, a leading cable producer with Headquarters in Denmark, is seeking a Senior Accounting Specialist who is eager to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a growing global team. Joining HQ in Kaunas with ~120 colleagues across all functions in-house, you will open yourself to unlimited future career opportunities in corporate international finance.

What can you expect from the position?
The role requires attention to detail, accounting skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of the team. You will be processing and booking incoming invoices, running payments, participating in period-close procedures for Accounts Payable, and working closely with the Team Lead on specific projects and continuous improvement activities. You can also expect to handle inquiries from internal customers and outsourcing partners or authorities. Other tasks will be:

• Supporting audit activities and preparing data according to the request from auditors.
• Delivering service in line with agreed controls, policies, and procedures.
• Training and educating new and junior team members.
• Helping junior team members to perform according to standards.
• Proactively solving or escalating unforeseen issues and exceptions.
• Identifying opportunities and running process improvement initiatives to achieve ever greater accuracy, financial control, and efficiency.
• Performing ad hoc tasks that require accounting skills.
• Serving as a deputy team leader.

What do we expect from the candidate?
The candidate should have a Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline, higher commercial certificate or similar, and 3-5 years of experience in accounting, accounts payables, or receivables from a Shared Services organization or a major company is preferred. International experience and knowledge of SAP or a similar ERP system is preferable. On top of this, we expect you to have:

• Good command of Microsoft Office tools and MS Excel in particular.
• Good understanding of internal controls and risk management practices.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Fluent written and oral English.

What do we offer you in return?
We offer you a modern office at Kauno Dokas with a workplace where your knowledge and experience matter, and also one full of challenges, opportunities, and potential. In addition, we are offering:

• Opportunity to be a part of the global team.
• Interesting challenges and tasks, learning opportunities.
• Private health insurance.
• Additional 4 days of paid holidays.
• Hybrid work model.
• Flexible working hours.
• Tai chi classes on a regular basis.
• Company-funded access to the LinkedIn Learning platform.
• Free parking next to the office.

Salary range for this position is from 2300 Eur to 2800 Eur Gross.

Contact and application
NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work. Please apply at our website. Please note that we review applications on an ongoing basis and close the process when we find the right match. If you have any questions, please contact HR Specialist Ugne Sidlauske, Tel: +370 612 11105.

We are looking forward to receiving your application.

About NKT
At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading technologies that enable the world's transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes center stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures, and installs low-, medium-, and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 5,000 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realized a revenue of EUR 2.6 billion in 2023. We connect a greener world.