Account Specialist – Month-End Closing

About the role

ME Group Albania is looking for experienced financial accountants to support the month-end closings and reconciliations of several companies within the same international group. The work is hybrid, combining office and remote work, starting as soon as possible.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and check periodic entries, reconcile accounts and treat suspense or intermediate balances
• Reconcile customers and suppliers with the general ledger, including unpaid payments, overpayments and reclassifications
• Reconcile banks, cash, credit cards, payments in transit and related payables
• Prepare accruals and provisions, including accrued invoices, bonuses and personnel costs, and control prepayments
• Handle additions, disposals and depreciation of fixed assets and reconcile the register with the balance sheet
• Control inventory valuation, write-downs, expired goods and purchase price differences
• Reconcile transactions and balances between group companies
• Prepare VAT reconciliations and supporting documentation for declarations, reporting and audits

Required profile

• Several years of practical experience in financial accounting and month-end closing, able to own specific processes
• Strong knowledge of German accounting principles (HGB)
• Experience reconciling balance sheets and general ledgers, identifying and correcting differences
• Stable knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Intercompany Accounting
• Experience with accruals, provisions, prepayments and month-end adjustments
• Fluent German and good professional English
• Independent, organised, detail-oriented and able to meet tight deadlines
• Experience with SAP, xSuite, accounting support for several legal entities, or FMCG, wholesale, distribution or high-inventory businesses is valued

Required skills

• SAP Business One for postings, reconciliations and reporting
• xSuite for document and invoice processing
• Microsoft Excel for reconciliations, data analysis and financial reporting

The initial commitment is 20 hours per week. Applications are made by sending a CV in English or German.