Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets

Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality.

We want to transition the world towards a decarbonised and sustainable future.  By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. Together, we can create new business opportunities and more sustainable future that we can all be proud of.  Want to join the ride?

We are now looking for a Senior Accountant, Fixed Assets to General Accounting & Entity Close team (GAEC). We offer you the opportunity to work in an international and energetic environment. The position is temporary for 12 months.
 
GAEC team is located in Vaasa, Finland and we are focusing on global processes and solutions related to general accounting and closing processes. In this position your role is to take care of the fixed asset accounting for Wärtsilä companies globally. We are involved in the entire lifecycle of a fixed asset: we open the investment master data in the SAP system and maintain the master data and the accounting entries for the fixed assets throughout their lifetime. 
Fixed asset accounting includes for example opening fixed asset and investment order numbers, capitalizing of leased assets, making changes to fixed assets, posting depreciation, asset sales and asset disposals, as well as supporting businesses with fixed asset reporting. We also aim to develop and harmonize the fixed asset process throughout Wärtsilä.

The  location for the position is in Vaasa, Finland

Your main responsibilities are:

⦁    Handling of the fixed asset register and asset accounting globally 
⦁    Ensuring the proper entry of the lease contract data into SAP according to the global process, updating and maintaining settings of the contracts
⦁    Performing fixed asset accounting bookkeeping, maintaining fixed assets master data and handling the period end closing tasks for assets
⦁    Supporting end-users in fixed asset accounting and investment reporting related issues
⦁    Developing and harmonizing fixed asset process and way of working to improve and optimize fixed asset activities in Wärtsilä
 
Main requirements in this role are:

⦁    Financial education – M.Sc or B.Sc in Financial Accounting
⦁    Understanding of fixed asset accounting, IFRS16 and other areas in financial accounting
⦁    Fluency in English. Other languages are an advantage.
⦁    Good customer service and communication skills

 
In addition, as an ideal candidate you:

⦁   Have work experience from Financial Accounting area

⦁    Are willing to develop further the fixed asset accounting process and participate in automation and optimizing tasks
⦁    Have knowledge and experience of SAP, FI and CO module
⦁    Are pro-active attitude, self-going, fast learner and good team-worker
⦁    Have a systematic and organised way of working, paying attention to details
 
Why you and us? 

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative. 

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition? 

We have an amazing team and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future. 

 
Contact & next steps 

We hope to hear from you soon, by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout. 

For further questions please reach out to Annika Södergård
Manager, General Accounting and Entity Close
through annika.sodergard@wartsila.com with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to). 

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

Last application date: 06/10/2024 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health check, including the drug test/screening. The legislation of the country followed when person is located outside of Finland.
 

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.