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Senior Financial Accountant, Reporting at Evac · Espoo
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Job Description
Evac has been a pioneer in sustainable technologies and solutions for decades. Today we are the world’s leading provider of integrated Evac® water, waste and wastewater technologies, Cathelco® corrosion protection and marine growth prevention and HEM® freshwater systems.
Our technologies address the increasing need for innovative solutions driven by the megatrends of climate change, circularity, and increasingly scarce freshwater resources. We contribute to a better environment and cleaner seas by helping our customers eliminate waste, conserve water, mitigate emissions, and lengthen the lifecycle of their vessels or buildings. Together with our 500 colleagues in 14 countries, we strive for a future with no waste.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and analytical Senior Financial Accountant, Reporting to strengthen Evac Group’s accounting and reporting quality. The role acts as a senior accounting and reporting expert, with particular focus on monthly reporting analysis, reporting quality and statutory compliance.
In this role, you will coordinate monthly and annual reporting activities, review key balance sheet and profit and loss movements, and support country finance teams in resolving accounting and reporting issues. You will help ensure that Group accounting policies, reporting instructions and financial control requirements are applied consistently across the organisation.
You will work closely with the VP, Financial Controlling and Compliance, country finance teams, senior financial accountants, Group Finance and Business Control, and externally with auditors and regulatory authorities.
The role reports to the VP, Financial Controlling and Compliance and is based in Finland.
Your main responsibilities
Financial reporting and accounting quality
Coordinate monthly and annual reporting activities for Evac Group and ensure complete, accurate and timely reporting deliverables.
Review key balance sheet accounts and significant profit and loss movements, and support local teams in resolving identified issues.
Analyse monthly figures and translate findings into clear financial insights for finance and management stakeholders.
Review balance sheet reconciliations and challenge unsupported balances, aged items and accounting treatments.
Contribute to improved financial transparency, reporting quality and management understanding of financial impacts.
Technical accounting and financial compliance
Act as a subject matter expert in revenue recognition, IFRS and complex accounting matters, including cut-off, accruals, provisions and other significant estimates.
Support the consistent application of Group accounting policies, reporting instructions and financial control requirements across countries.
Identify accounting and reporting risks and support the development of practical controls and corrective actions.
Prepare accounting assessments and ad hoc analyses for the VP and management.
Audit and statutory reporting support
Coordinate accounting-related audit requests and support the timely resolution of accounting issues and audit findings.
Support statutory reporting and other financial compliance deliverables in cooperation with country finance teams and external advisers.
Ensure that significant accounting assessments and supporting documentation are complete, clear and audit-ready.
Process development and finance transformation
Participate in reporting development, standardisation, automation, ERP and finance transformation initiatives.
Support integrations, restructurings and other special projects from an accounting, reporting and financial analysis perspective.
Contribute proactively to Financial Controlling and Compliance teamwork and perform other tasks defined by management.
How success is measured
Complete, accurate and timely monthly and annual reporting submissions.
No material accounting or reporting errors and limited post-close adjustments.
Revenue recognition and significant accounting assessments completed on time.
High-quality balance sheet reconciliations and reduction of aged or unsupported items.
Timely completion of statutory reporting and audit deliverables.
Effective resolution of accounting issues and audit findings.
Completion of agreed reporting-development, control and finance-improvement actions.
Contribution to ERP, automation and finance transformation deliverables.
Positive stakeholder feedback from country finance teams, Group Finance, Business Control and auditors.
Your profile
Relevant degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
Several years of experience in financial accounting, Group reporting, audit or a comparable role in an international environment.
Strong knowledge of IFRS, revenue recognition, financial reporting and balance sheet accounting.
Ability to assess complex accounting matters, document conclusions clearly and translate financial information into practical insights.
Experience in monthly and annual closing, financial statement preparation, reconciliations and audit cooperation.
Analytical and detail-oriented way of working, combined with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with confidence to challenge accounting treatments constructively and support country finance teams.
Experience in reporting tools, ERP systems, automation or finance transformation is considered an advantage.
Fluent written and spoken English; other relevant language skills are an advantage.
A proactive, improvement-oriented mindset and willingness to take ownership of accounting and reporting topics.