Junior Accountant

Filed under: Kraków | Finanse, Księgowość, Bankowość

State Street Corporation: Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
Our promise to maintain an environment where every employee feels valued and able to meet their full potential infuses our company values. Its also part of our commitment to inclusion, development and engagement, and corporate social responsibility. Youll have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you. Join us.
At the moment we are looking for candidates for
Junior Accountant
JOB ID: 126668
Location: Krakow to join the insource organization supporting the State Street EMEA
Why State Street Bank Poland?
Operating in Europe since 1970 State Street services clients in multiple locations. State Street Bank Poland was first established in 2007 in Kraków. Today State Street Bank Poland employs over 2500 staff members at three sites across the city and will now open a new office in Gdańsk. This will offer multiple opportunities to gain experience in diverse areas of the investment fund cycle as our Poland branch provides investment fund accounting and related services to clients of multiple State Street locations and business units across Europe. We offer positions in a challenging, rapidly changing and international environment. State Street offers a significant scope for personal growth and career progression. Throughout your career at State Street you will be provided with a wide range of training opportunities and internal mobility options as well as individual development plans, attractive benefits (including Employee Savings Plan) and an excellent remuneration package. The continuous development of our employees from day one is critical as we continually seek to develop and expand the local management team and create future leaders from within.
Job Description:
Purpose of Role:
Transition incl. travels of assigned accounting activities from local country finance unit to Financial shared Service Center - when and where applicable and directed by manager
Service liaison for assigned country
Ensure operational readiness in assigned are of expertise including relevant process documentation and training received
Perform assigned daily, weekly or monthly accounting tasks in a timely and accurate manner under the direction of the Team Leader and/or Service Delivery Lead and/or Finance Shared Service Manager and/or his delegate
Specific Duties:
Work Performance
Perform the accounting processes that may include [but is not limited to]: accounting documents processing, journal processing, payments preparation, account reconciliation, preparation and verification of the reports, performing other projects as assigned etc.
Work according to priorities and deadlines outlined by the Team Leader
When and where applicable and directed by manager shadow accounting processing at the local country during the transition period. Prepare transition documentation according to the instructions and under supervision of Team
Develop the career plan with Team Leader/Service Delivery lead and execute accordingly
Maintain standards of personal and professional performance/behavior ensuring accountability and adherence to company policies and procedures.
Participate in & support company committees and initiatives.
Keeping Service Quality
Take responsibility for the quality of service to assigned clients.
Complete your job-related tasks as designed by procedures and requested by the manager following the principles of (1) quality (2) completeness and (3) timeliness
Aim to identify process improvements. Keep process documentation up to date [change management] Leader
Ensure adherence to Company and Departmental policies and procedures
Co-participate in the development, testing and implementation of new systems and products within the department and within the State Street Corporation, if requested; support team leader by assisting with planning and management of all relevant project work
Manage Relationships
Maintain close contact with the direct manager, briefing him/her on all issues and problems both actual and potential.
Develop and maintain strong relationship with client, colleagues and key internal suppliers
Communication
Ensure that direct manager is kept aware of all issues/problems/queries/work in progress that may impact upon the quality of service being given
Qualifications:
Skills:
Language skills, at least intermediate in written and verbal in English and country language if required (Italian, German, French)
Finance or Accounting education
PC application knowledge and basic Excel skill-set are necessary
Understands and can explain the basic accounting principles in theory
Demonstrated good communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work under time pressure, give accurate and timely delivery
Pro-active approach, with initiative, detailed oriented and reliability
Attention to detail crucial
To apply to this position, follow the "apply now" link. To locate this position in our application page, please use the KEYWORD search functionality and insert either the State Street Job ID or the Location.
As a first step we ask all candidates to fill out our online application form. Please enclose the CV in English and remember to save this document without any Polish characteristics also in file name.
Job ID: 126668 / Location: Krakow