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Chief Accountant

Ajax Systems· Finance Turkey
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IstanbulFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Chief Accountant role based in Istanbul for Ajax Systems Türkiye, leading financial operations, reporting, and ERP implementations for the local entity within a manufacturing environment.

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 pass Big 4 audits for group consolidation and 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 Desbas Free Zone accounting and reporting specifics.
  • 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 with Turkish tax authorities, customs officials, and 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 management to support growth.

Qualifications

  • 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).

Skills

Required:Team leadershipIFRS reportingSAP ERP

Benefits

  • A strong and well-coordinated team of professionals.
  • Ambitious tasks and challenges.
  • Being a part of the emerging leadership in the security space.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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