ABOUT MET ENERGIA ITALIA

MET Energia Italia is the Italian subsidiary of MET Group, an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland and active in 16 EU countries, with activities in natural gas, power and renewables, focused on multi-commodity trading and sales, as well as renewables and Energy Efficiency Solutions. After its start up in 2017, MET Energia Italia has now reached a position among the top 20 energy players in the country.

MET Energia Italia’s mission is to become a leading market player by implementing innovation in the Italian energy market. We are a boutique of energy professionals who, thanks to our expertise and hard work, have been able to establish a competitive and highly optimized business in a few years. We are determined to take our success story even further, so we strive to attract highly talented people that are ready to give their best every day and that are eager to continuously develop their skills by taking on big challenges.

You will be offered an initial internship contract of 6 months. Based on a performance review of your activities and objectives achieved over the initial period, you will have the opportunity to join us as a long-term employee.

As we continue to evolve our client portfolio and expand, MET Energia Italia is now looking for a talented Junior Accounting Specialist, who will be contributing to the growth of the company in the Italian market.

Within your first weeks you will receive a full training on the job so you have to be an eager learner in order to build your competencies that will render you independent. But we do not bring people aboard just to replicate what we already do, so at the same time you will have to identify potential areas of optimization and present your suggestions in a structured manner to the Chief Financial Officer.

Step by step you will take on several activities that are part of the main duties in an Accounting role, bringing your invaluable contribution to our daily operations:
✓ Posting transactions in accounting software (Microsoft Navision) and maintaining accounting records;

✓ Execute day to day accounting activities related to accounts payable and general accounting for the Company; 

✓ Support the Senior Accountant on arising accounting issues or anomalies promptly highlighting them;

✓ Support the Back Office team to manage the requests received from customers regarding payments and other accounting related documents;

✓ Support the financial statements closing and audit process, including preparation of materials and coordination with the external audit team;

✓ Be active and ready to take on new challenges in other areas of MET based on your career growth objectives.

ABOUT YOU:

Needless to say, you must have a passion for Energy! 
You are able to process information, identify problems and trends, and solve complex problems.
You are energetic, hard-working, and you persevere through adversity until the job is done—and done impeccably. 
You are results-oriented and always aim for excellence in what you do.
You are a quick learner who can investigate and effectively pick up new concepts on your own. 
You can solve unforeseen challenges with creativity and structure.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
✓ Curiosity and keeping up with finance & accounting news;
✓ Have a good understanding of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations;
✓ Have a good understanding of bookkeeping and accounts payable/receivable principles;
✓ Excellent skills to act under pressure;
✓ Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking;
✓ Accuracy and attention to details;
✓ Hands-on approach and able to simultaneously control multiple tasks;
✓ Flexible and able to adapt to rapidly changing situations and priorities;
✓ Well organized, autonomous with time management and planning skills;
✓ Bachelor in Economics, Accounting or similar (Master degree is a plus);
✓ Fluent in Italian;
✓ Good knowledge of English;
✓ Good use of MS Office, with advanced skills in Excel and Outlook

WHAT WE OFFER
You will be part of a dynamic, innovative growth company which embraces new ideas and encourages everyone to contribute to our strategy.
We have an open, informal culture and we trust our people to get the job done - so we will also give you plenty of autonomy.
You will be working in an international environment which creates opportunities to share knowledge and work together with colleagues from other MET subsidiaries, mainly from the Swiss office.

As part of the team, over and above the internship compensation, from day one, you’ll be entitled to: laptop, smartphone and ticket restaurant.