Accountant - Fluent French Speaking
North East
12-18 month contract
An excellent opportunity has arose with a leading employer in the North East for a French Speaking qualified accountant
· Manage day to day accounting requirements of the entities including the following:-
- Overview of vendor management, ensuring that all invoices are posted on a timely basis
- Liaise with Accounts Payable, HR and Customer Service to ensure that all transactions and payments are recorded correctly in the SAP accounting system
- Review and co-ordinate work prepared by Assistant Accountant
· Lead the monthly reporting requirements for assigned entities in accordance with the Group's reporting deadlines. This would include the following:-
- Prepare month end pack (P&L and Balance Sheet) and supporting schedules in accordance with US GAAP
- Prepare key reconciliation's such as; VAT Reconciliation, returns reserves, Gross to Net (sales discounts and reserves), inventory obsolescence, payroll related accruals, and accounts payable accruals
- First review work prepared by Assistant Accountant including bank reconciliation's, inter-company reconciliation's, GRIR balances
· Support the VAT, tax and treasury departments and in country advisors as required
· Ensure compliance with SOX controls and requirements
· Provide financial support to the business
· Providing Finance support to cover similar functions to other entities within the group when required
· Building a relationship with the Corporate, Tax, Treasury, Customer Service, HR and local finance teams to ensure the finance function works effectively for specified entities
Reporting to the Service Team Manager or Supervisor, the Service Analyst, is responsible for providing commercial services, in the area of employee expense management (EEM).
The primary activities that you will be performing include:
Executing the transactions required and the services as defined in EEM areas.
Supporting the launch of SAP across major markets in Europe.
Partnering with key stakeholders (Finance, Sales Procurement, etc) to ensure that all transactional activity is properly recorded and compliant with Client Corporate Policies and country statutory and tax requirements.
Seek out opportunities for streamlining and rendering service delivery more efficiently, and participates in special projects to support Shared Business Services objectives.
Resolve related issues pertaining to EEM areas and an understanding of when, how and where to escalate cases as required to meet defined service levels.
Additional responsibilities to support a new organization in Europe as required.
Revenue Calculations
Updating financial systems with contractual arrangements with clients, staff deployment on projects (staff plans) and deliverables achieved
Preparation of the monthly revenue report comparing actual revenue versus forecast with supporting explanations and calculations for variances
Performing reconciliations of contracts and revenues recognised
Liaising with the billing team regarding unbilled revenue balances
Assisting with monthly reports (forecast, backlog, utilisation)
Ensure revenue is recognised within SOX guidelines i.e. relevant controls, documentation, signoffs, and filing are in place
Processing of Company's monthly payrolls through 3rd party vendor
Provide employees with timely answers to payroll related queries.
Production of month-end journals and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
Assist in providing payroll information for the statutory and tax audits.
Apply Company policies and procedures as they relate to payroll in specific country and routine assignments
Qualifications
IPP/ IPASS qualification or equivalent
Intermediate Excel
Accounting technician an advantage
Fund Accountants required for permanent & contract roles with securities services company based in Dublin City Centre!
Description
You will be responsible for all aspects of Valuations for a number of third-party client funds.
Role:
Entering and reconciling all fund transactions on a daily basis to our accounting system
Preparing and reviewing the resulting valuation and financial reports
Producing the final NAV calculation in an accurate and timely manner
Liaising with other Departments involved in the process
Solving problems and answering queries relating to the funds
Each Fund Accountant is responsible for all administration relating to their funds
