Accounting for the automotive industry

Poland is one of the most important locations in the European automotive supply chain. International manufacturers and suppliers run production plants, distribution centres and warehousing operations here, and each of them has to reconcile Polish statutory accounting with the reporting expectations of a foreign headquarters. getsix supports these companies as a local finance and accounting partner: we keep the books correctly and on time under Polish law, and we deliver the financial information your group finance team needs — in the format and the language it expects.

Companies in the automotive supply chain are not simply looking for someone to book invoices. You run a complex organisation, and you need an accounting partner that can operate at that level and act as the link between your Polish entity and your international finance team.

The right positioning for this work is not "accounting office" but a local finance and accounting partner for international automotive and manufacturing companies operating in Poland. That is the role getsix takes on: we combine experience with international businesses, knowledge of Polish accounting requirements, an understanding of manufacturing environments, direct cooperation with foreign headquarters and multilingual communication — with accounting, reporting, payroll and tax support inside one organisation.

Automotive suppliers and manufacturers typically come to us with a recurring set of demands that a general bookkeeping service is not built to handle:

• high transaction volumes that need reliable, timely processing,
• manufacturing and inventory accounting, including work in progress and finished goods,
• significant fixed assets and production equipment to record, depreciate and account for,
• complex supplier structures and cross-border transactions with group companies, suppliers and customers,
• intercompany settlements that must be documented and reconciled,
• reporting deadlines imposed by headquarters, usually on a tight monthly close,
• reconciliation of Polish statutory accounting with group reporting standards,
• clear communication between the Polish entity and the international finance team.

Our strongest fit is international manufacturing and industrial companies operating in Poland as part of the automotive supply chain — typically the Polish subsidiary, production plant or local entity of an international group. In practice, this means:

• automotive suppliers and manufacturers, including Tier 1, Tier 2 and specialist suppliers supporting automotive production,
• manufacturers and suppliers of components, materials, chemicals, tools and other industrial products,
• Polish subsidiaries of international groups and foreign-owned companies,
• medium-sized and large organisations with production, distribution or warehousing operations in Poland.

These companies need finance processes that comply with Polish requirements and, at the same time, meet the standards of an international group.

Our comprehensive services for automotive manufacturers, suppliers and industrial companies bring accounting, reporting, payroll and tax together in one organisation, delivered as fully managed accounting outsourcing in Poland:

1. Ongoing bookkeeping and recordkeeping built for high transaction volumes
2. Production and inventory cost accounting, including work in progress and finished goods
3. Fixed asset accounting, depreciation and stocktaking support for machinery, tooling and production equipment
4. Preparation of financial statements in line with Polish accounting regulations
5. Group reporting and reporting packages in the format and on the timeline your headquarters requires
6. Intercompany settlements, reconciliation and support for transfer pricing documentation
7. VAT, corporate income tax and other tax compliance, including cross-border transactions
8. Payroll and HR administration for production and office employees

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Automotive production ties up value in inventory and in a large base of fixed assets. We handle production cost accounting and inventory valuation across raw materials, work in progress and finished goods, and we manage the recording and depreciation of machinery, tooling and production equipment. We also support fixed asset stocktaking, so that your asset register stays accurate and your accounts reflect the real state of the plant. These are the same disciplines we bring to accounting for manufacturing plants across Poland.

As part of an international group, you trade continuously across borders — with group companies, suppliers and customers. We record and reconcile intercompany transactions, apply the correct VAT treatment to cross-border flows, and provide the documentation your group and the Polish tax authorities expect, including support for transfer pricing requirements.

Your headquarters expects reporting on its own timeline and in its own format, while Polish law imposes its own statutory requirements. We deliver both — your ongoing accounting in Poland and the group reporting your headquarters needs — and we reconcile local statutory accounts with group reporting so that the two always agree. Your foreign CFO and finance department work directly with a dedicated contact at getsix, in Polish, German or English.

Effective accounting for a manufacturing business depends on the systems it runs on. We work with the ERP and reporting processes you already use, and we have experience integrating with Microsoft Dynamics environments. Through our Customer Extranet, you and your group finance team have secure, remote access to up-to-date documents, reports and summaries at any time.

Manufacturing and cross-border operations raise tax questions that change as the law changes. Our tax specialists cover VAT, corporate income tax and withholding tax, review the tax treatment of intercompany and cross-border transactions, and advise on structure, incentives and tax risk — so that compliance in Poland never becomes an obstacle to the group's plans.

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1. Individual customer service — a dedicated contact person with foreign-language skills, supported by an accounting, legal and tax team.
2. getsix is part of HLB International — a global network that supports the international aspects of your business.
3. Customer Extranet — a client portal that gives you up-to-date data, reports and summaries.
4. Special reports and analyses — individual analyses, including Big Data and real-time analytics.
5. Reporting and communication in three languages — Polish, German and English.
6. Well-trained and well-organised professional staff — quality certified to TÜV NORD ISO 9001:2015.
7. The highest security standards — an ISO/IEC 27001 information security management system, renewed annually.

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That is exactly the brief getsix is built to meet. Talk to us about accounting services in Poland for your automotive or manufacturing operation, together with the business advisory support your group may need.

You can also explore how getsix supports other industries in Poland.