Overview
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.
Responsibilities
* Ensure data integrity and accuracy in accounting by validating critical transactions
* Coordinate monthly closing and validate reports in Hyperion
* Prepare and manage statutory financial reports, VAT returns and tax audits
* Review account reconciliations and ensure internal controls
* Maintain SOX and FCPA compliance, manage audits
* Coordinate annual inventory count
* Serve as a point of contact for accounting and tax queries
Qualifications
* Master/Bachelor degree in Business or Accounting
* 5-10 years of experience as chief accountant in general accounting
* Knowledge of US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Austrian accounting principles and tax laws
* Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office; Hyperion beneficial
* Fluent in English and German
* Beneficial: International tax and transfer pricing experience, controlling and project accounting in automation experience
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