Chief Accountant

Responsibilities:

1. 1. Team Leadership:

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 2 finance and accounting professionals.
• Organize workload, delegate tasks, and ensure high quality and accuracy of output.
  1. Reporting & Big 4 Audit:
• End-to-end responsibility for Tax, Statutory, and Group Management/IFRS reporting.
• Supervise and successfully pass Big 4 audits (both for group consolidation purposes and for securing/confirming PIT tax exemptions in the Free Zone).
  1. ERP Implementation (SAP): Play an active key role in designing, implementing, and rolling out SAP for the local entity.
  2. Reconciliation & Customs Accounting:
• Reconcile customs records with local bookkeeping and financial accounting.
• Ensure compliance with all accounting and reporting specifics of the Desbas Free Zone.
  1. Operational Controls & Inventory: Supervise scrapping processes, scrap accounting, and components returned to suppliers.
  2. Payroll Review: Perform high-level reviews of payroll calculations, social security compliance, and proper reflection in accounting and reporting.
  3. Tax & Government Relations: Direct interaction and liaison with Turkish tax authorities, customs officials, and the Desbas Free Zone management administration.
  4. Transfer Pricing (TP) & Profitability: Monitor Transfer Pricing compliance and ensure proper gross margin control for the local entity.
  5. Ad-Hoc Duties: Execute other finance, operational, or business-related tasks as assigned by the Deputy Group CFO and company management to support business growth.

Requirements:

• 5+ years in a senior accounting/finance leadership role within a manufacturing enterprise.
• Deep understanding of Turkish Free Zone regulations and tax incentives.
• Hands-on experience with SAP (ERP) implementation/usage and Big 4 audit procedures.
• Turkish — Fluent / Native (essential for interaction with tax authorities, customs, and auditors).
• English — Upper-Intermediate / Advanced (for regular interaction with Group HQ and executives).

We offer:

• A strong and well-coordinated team of professionals.
• Ambitious tasks and challenges.
• Being a part of the emerging leadership in the security space.

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