Chief Accountant

Responsibilities: • 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.

• 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).

• ERP Implementation (SAP): Play an active key role in designing, implementing, and rolling out SAP for the local entity.

• 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.

• Operational Controls & Inventory: Supervise scrapping processes, scrap accounting, and components returned to suppliers.

• Payroll Review: Perform high-level reviews of payroll calculations, social security compliance, and proper reflection in accounting and reporting.

• Tax & Government Relations: Direct interaction and liaison with Turkish tax authorities, customs officials, and the Desbas Free Zone management administration.

• Transfer Pricing (TP) & Profitability: Monitor Transfer Pricing compliance and ensure proper gross margin control for the local entity.

• 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.