Chief Accountant

компания "lc waikiki" lc waikiki retail company is a leading fashion retail company with a turnover of $ 3 billion. lc waikiki’s journey started in france in 1988, continuing after 1997 as a turkish brand under the umbrella of lc waikiki mağazacılık hizmetleri ticaret a.ş. today lc waikiki trades in around 1200 stores in 56 countries, with the company’s philosophy that “everyone deserves to dress well” enabling people to enjoy accessible fashion through quality products at affordable prices. role: chief accountant the person will be directly reporting to finance manager and will be mainly responsible of all accounting and financial cycles including transaction processing and monthly closings, tax, treasury & legal, budgeting and statutory reporting as well as management reporting. responsibilities: maintaining accurate and up to date records of all financial transactions. perform month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries. coordinate with the team to complete assigned accounting tasks within deadlines. develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies ensuring the correctness of relevant book-keeping and preparing all tax declarations properly on time being the contact person for the relations with tax authority and establishing a good communication with the tax authority follow up new tax legislations that may have an effect on operation and informing the hq finance when necessary. responsible for preparing complete and accurate financial statements in accordance with local requirements as well as group accounting policy. preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management reports for submission to hq in turkey to deal with treasury related processes, reconciliations and cash flow management cooperation with external auditors to carry out periodical external audit processes. supervise and follow all necessary financial applications to the public authorities and commercial organizations. managing the process of archiving of documents according to legal requirements and company procedures. doing situational leadership for the accounting team required qualifications: education & language skills: university degree in accounting / business administration / economy fluent english (written & verbal) professional experience: sound knowledge in local tax laws and regulations, experience in local bookkeeping, sound ifrs financial reporting knowledge, minimum 6 years of experience in similar positions ; retail experience is an asset, result oriented and have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, high sense of responsibility, ability to work in a multinational/multicultural environment.