**Meaningful Work From Day One** The **Accountant - Italy** is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records in compliance with US GAAP, Italian GAAP, and B-F internal policies. Acting as a business partner to the Italy OD entity and Europe ACT department, this role supports the Country Accounting Manager in GL accounting processes, reporting activities and analysis. The Expert will manage financial accounting activities while ensuring clear, accurate, and timely communication with stakeholders and contributing to special projects as needed. **What You Can Expect** (A) Integrity of Financial Records ● Supporting the Accounting Manager with ensuring timely accuracy of all financial records, including financial statements and general ledger data. ● Participate in the overall closing activities which include, but are not limited to, preparing account analysis, journal entry reviews and account reconciliations. ● Partner with Italy business partners to proactively highlight and resolve any accounting issues and provide accounting support and guidance with a focus on communicating quantitative and qualitative information in a clear and accurate manner. ● This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including month end closing, financial reporting, audit data preparation, preparation of tax declarations. ● Liaison with internal & external auditors, consultants for Accounting and compliance related work. (B) Analysis & Business Partnering ● Assist Accounting Manager and key commercial partners in providing insightful, clear analysis of Italy operations including financial performance. ● Partner with Corporate Tax, Legal, Treasury teams and accounting teams supporting other markets. ● Control intercompany billing and accounting, in cooperation with the accounting department in the corporate office in the US. (C )Internal Control and Process Improvement ● Help to identify control gaps and assess effectiveness of internal controls by providing training on local policies and processes. ● Proactively look for opportunities to improve and streamline existing accounting processes to improve the quality of the financial data and reduce the time spent on recurring tasks. (D) Special Projects: ● Manage multiple projects under tight time constraints. ● Ad hoc requests related to functional or regional activities. **What You Bring to the Table** ● 4-5 years of Accounting experience in a multinational consumer goods company or equivalent experience. ● Fluency in English. ● Experience working with SAP or similar ERP platforms. ● Demonstrated ability to manage and complete workload within designated time while giving close attention to detail to ensure work is complete and accurate. ● Ability to work remotely with minimum supervision. **What Makes You Unique** **What Makes You Unique** ● ACCA qualification, completed or in progress. ● Italian lanuage proficiency, both written and spoken. ● Advanced Excel skills. ● Strong interpersonal skills. ● High level of integrity. ● Knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, ITALIAN GAAP and Italian tax regulations. ● Experience in the FMCG or liquor industry. **Who We Are** We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work. **What We Offer** Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce. \#LI Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status. Business Area: Global Finance Function: Finance City: Warsaw State: Country: POL Req ID: JR-00009032