.Company DescriptionThe finance team has one clear goal: keeping Red Bull in financial balance. In order to achieve this goal, the team has experts in the areas of accounting, taxes, controlling, compliance, treasury, strategy and merger & acquisitions.PURPOSE OF THE JOBThe Chief Accountant ensures that the accounting is correct, transparent, complete and delivered on time, always guaranteeing 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.G.: statutory accounting standards, tax law, civil law) and internal group accounting guidelines. The CoA is responsible for all auditing processes inside the company and related to contracts, payments, and taxes.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESGuarantees 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.G.: statutory accounting standards, tax law, civil law) and internal group accounting guidelines.Ensures that the accounting is correct, transparent (within the organization and towards HQ) and complete (including appropriate accruals/deferrals). The financial statements must present a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the reported period.Assures timely submission of accurate financial information to all stakeholders (e.G.: tax authorities, other local authorities).Assists the Finance Manager in proactively managing the year-end audit process and the external auditors to secure clean Early Warning Memorandums and clean Management Letters strictly avoiding an "Emphasis of Matter" or a "Qualified Opinion".While maintaining quality, continuously drives efficiency by streamlining processes (within Accounting and beyond Accounting) and the use of available tools.Ensures that the accounting operations are fully integrated from a process, systems and control perspective.Supports the Finance Manager in establishing effective tax management in cooperation with the tax specialists in HQ and external tax advisors.BOOKKEEPINGMaintains the fixed asset register and supervises the asset accounting in the fixed asset ledger.Manages the accounts payables ledger as well as the periodic payment runs while ensuring segregation of duties.Controls the accounts receivable ledger and the dunning process.Supervises the bank statement postings as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts and petty cash.Reconciles all tax accounts.Guarantees the timely and accurate reporting to local authorities.Maintains the general ledger.PERIOD CLOSINGResponsible for the timely compilation of the monthly and annual closings including the communication of the closing timetable within the organization.Carries out depreciation runs, posts all accrual and deferral entries as well as revaluations, write-offs and provisions.Reconciles all clearing and intercompany accounts.Carries out any other period closing postings.Prepares the annual statutory financial statements