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Chief Accountant
Hapag-Lloyd
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Job Description As Chief Accountant, you will take end-to-end professional ownership of the accounting records, statutory financial statements, tax positions and regulatory reporting of Hapag-Lloyd Polska, including its permanent establishments in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. You will work as a hands-on senior finance professional: leading a small Local Finance team while remaining directly involved in closing, reconciliations, journal entries and complex accounting topics. You will act as the key local authority for accounting, statutory and tax matters, advise management, cooperate with Headquarters in Hamburg and external advisers, and contribute actively to the SAP S/4HANA finance transformation. • Own statutory accounting, financial reporting and tax compliance for Hapag-Lloyd Polska and Baltic permanent establishments. • Perform and review journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, fixed assets, intercompany and other GL activities. • Lead and actively participate in month-, quarter- and year-end closing and statutory financial statement preparation. • Ensure VAT, CIT, WHT, GUS, NBP and other statutory/regulatory filings are complete and timely. • Lead audit and cooperation with tax advisers, authorities, HQ and other finance teams. • Advise management on accounting, tax and statutory implications and recommend solutions. • Lead and develop the Local Finance team while remaining operationally involved. • Support SAP S/4HANA implementation, testing, process design, controls and continuous improvement. • Proven experience as a Chief Accountant in a complex business environment. • Strong practical knowledge of the Polish Accounting Act and Polish statutory accounting. • Strong practical knowledge of VAT, CIT and other relevant Polish tax requirements. • Hands-on experience with statutory financial statements, GL, closing, reconciliations and balance-sheet control. • Practical SAP experience in Finance & Accounting; SAP S/4HANA or ERP transformation experience is an advantage. • Experience with audits, tax advisers, authorities and regulatory reporting such as GUS and NBP. • Experience leading and developing finance professionals. • Ability to make independent, well-supported professional decisions and drive issues to resolution. • Fluent English and experience working in an international organization. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, connecting businesses and people across more than 600 ports worldwide. With a fleet of over 300 modern container ships and a vessel capacity of 2.5 million TEU, we keep global trade moving reliably every day. Our global network spans 139 countries, 396 offices and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high-quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains. When you join us, you become part of more than 19,600 colleagues working across borders, functions and cultures, to not only deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions and perspectives. We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong. Your journey, our horizon. Area North is a diversified Hapag-Lloyd Area covering for Scandinavian and Baltic countries with a mixture of own offices and agencies. Area’s main office is located in a new modern premises at Alchemia in Gdańsk, hosting other international companies and providing an agile international environment, which fits well to the Hapag-Lloyd strategy. We offer: Private medical care (Medicover) Private life insurance (Alianz) Attractive annual bonus (depending on company performance results) Group life insurance and employee capital plan (PPK) Cafeteria benefit system (cinema tickets, vouchers etc.) Charity and volunteer initiatives Modern and well-connected office (Alchemia complex in Gdansk Oliwa) Internal learning management system Flexible working hours and home office possibility (hybrid work model) Green commuting allowance Job Info Job Identification 5541 Job Category Finance & Controlling Posting Date 11/10/2026 Apply Before 11/29/2026 Locations Aleja Grunwaldzka 413, Gdansk, 80-309, PL Worktime Model Only Full Time