[Hiring] Transactional Accountant @Vesta Europe

Role Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Transactional Accountant to support the finance operations of Ceres Software Group’s Hungarian business units. This full-time role will be responsible for day-to-day transactional accounting activities, including:

• Supplier invoice processing
• Bank reconciliations
• Customer and supplier account reconciliations
• VAT support
• Month-end close activities

Reporting to the Transactional and Credit Control Manager (based in UK), the successful candidate will play an important role in ensuring accurate and timely accounting for our Hungarian entities, while also supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses into Vesta’s finance processes and systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with Hungarian accounting experience who would like to develop within an international, fast-growing software portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or accounting qualification (e.g. Hungarian Chartered Accountant) would be advantageous
• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bookkeeping or Transactional Accounting role
• Experience performing bank, supplier and customer account reconciliations
• Experience preparing Hungarian VAT returns and supporting reconciliations would be advantageous
• Experience with local statutory requirements, supplier invoice processing, bank reconciliation, and local bookkeeping practices
• Commercial awareness and analytical mindset
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience working with ERP and accounting systems is required; experience with Novitax and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) would be advantageous
• Fluent Hungarian and good working proficiency in English

Requirements

• Review, verify and post supplier invoices in the ERP system, ensuring appropriate matching to purchase orders, goods receipt documentation and approved authorization workflows
• Resolve discrepancies and deal with supplier queries
• Prepare supplier payments for authorization and subsequent processing
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate outstanding items
• Reconcile bank accounts, including foreign currency accounts
• Process and post daily bank transactions, including foreign currency transactions
• Carry out sales invoicing and cash allocation activities where required
• Monitor customer balances and assist with collection activities where required
• Reconcile customer and supplier accounts
• Update Excel-based reconciliation and support schedules
• Assist with the preparation and reconciliation of VAT returns, EC Sales Lists and other statutory tax reports as required
• Support month-end close activities, including reconciliations and preparation of supporting schedules
• Complete accurate and thorough handovers to the Management Accountants at month-end
• Implement improvements to existing processes and systems as required
• Contribute to integration activities for newly acquired business units
• Create and maintain strong working relationships with finance and business stakeholders
• Undertake ad hoc finance duties as required
• Contribute to the success of the overall corporate strategy
• Ensure accounting transactions are recorded in compliance with Hungarian accounting and tax requirements
• Stay informed of relevant accounting, tax and regulatory changes applicable to the role and support the implementation of required process updates

Company Description

The Vesta Software Group acquires, manages, and builds software companies in a variety of vertical markets, enabling them to be clear leaders in their industries. Our companies provide mission-critical enterprise solutions for vertical industries across the entire industry value chain.

Being a portfolio group of Jonas Software (within Constellation Software Inc.), the Vesta Software Group is all about strengthening businesses within the markets in which we compete and enabling them to grow – whether through organic measures such as new initiatives and product development, day-to-day business, or through acquisitions.