Job Title:  Junior Accountant

AMETEK Finland is seeking a highly motivated and innovative individual to serve as our Junior Accountant in our business unit that currently locates at Espoo. AMETEK Finland is part of the Amptek Business with AMETEK.  Amptek is a world leader in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of radiation detection components used in X-ray and gamma-ray detection.

AMETEK Finland’s Junior Accountant will perform accounting functions– month end close, financial reporting, audit support, cost accounting, and Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable review, and statutory tax and regulatory reporting. Our new team member needs to have an eye for process improvement but also a can-do attitude to handle the daily routine administrative tasks as well understanding what it takes to collaborate with colleagues in different time zones. This is an exciting growth opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a global company that values continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Support BU Manager on all financial reporting.
• General Ledger –prepares consolidated financial reports, balance sheet reconciliations, budgets, and other significant reports as required.
• Journal Entries – prepare month end closing journal entries and accruals.
• Provide Senior Accounting Manager support for quarter end SOX requirements.
• Capital expenditure tracking and maintenance of the Fixed Asset System (FAS).
• Preparation of the monthly consolidated Accounts Receivable Aging report (AR-1).
• Prepare reconciliations and quarter end self-testing as required by Corporate Internal Audit.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP/SOX and provide support in external and internal audits.
• Update and manage standard costs in ERP system.
• Assist in quarterly reporting (MD&A) process.
• Support organization and assist with forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
• Apply principles of cost accounting to provide detailed cost information including standard cost, variance analysis, labor distribution, direct labor & absorption, and inventory analysis.
• Support Controller and Finance team as needed.
• Performing routine administrative tasks, including data entry, controlling, financial reporting and document management.
• Assisting the company's management, board and stakeholders with monthly reporting.
• Providing additional details to payroll such as taxation of share issuance.

We Require

• An undergraduate level degree (eg. Tradenomi) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field and with one to three years’ experience in the accounting field.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse team environment.
• Occasional flexibility in terms of working hours due to the international nature of the work.
• Fluent communication skills in Finnish and English.
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills and disciplined working style with ability to multi-task.
• Taking ownership on meeting deadlines and able to communicate with employees on site and corporate level.
• Experience with Finnish Statutory requirements and US GAAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and ability to work with complex sheets, pivot tables, advanced formulas.
• Willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

In our workplace, we require all our team members to undergo a substance test and pass a background check as part of our safety protocols. Ensuring everyone’s well-being is our top priority, and we maintain zero tolerance policy for any misconduct. Your safety matters most to us. You will be employed directly to AMETEK Finland Oy.

We consider as an advantage

• Accurate and analytical approach to work and excellent cooperation skills.
• Proven skills to organize and prioritize matters.
• Earlier work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• We are a diverse positive community and consider different backgrounds as an asset.

We are offering you

• Onboarding to the role and a competitive salary.
• A versatile and challenging role where you can grow and develop.
• Work in a responsible and meaningful environment by investing your time to improve business with products, which are made to identify material in all around the planet – rare-earth elements in the mines to unknown object in Mars.
• A chance to join a company that is the golden standard in the world when it comes to manufacturing x-ray detectors.

We are a team of experts embedded in a larger corporation, so you’ll get the perks of a flat and agile team, but also the benefits and support from a corporation giant with annual sales of over 5 billion. At AMETEK, we hear your vision and give you the chance to affect our processes. The quality of our product is our pride, and we recognize mistakes as learning opportunities. We give you the space and support to learn from them. Our organisation culture is open and active, we trust our employees and want to provide them a stable, yet diverse work atmosphere.

Sounds like you? Please submit your application letter and CV by the latest 27.12.2024 via our application system. If possible, we will proceed with potential applicants already during the recruiting process. Please mention your salary request and possible starting date or resignation period in your application documents.

You can familiarize yourself with AMETEK here: https://www.ametek.com/. For more information about the recruitment process contact Sr. HR Specialist Helena Leskelä via email helena.leskela(at)ametek.com.