Accounting Professional

The position holder is responsible for supporting the European Branches with accounting, controlling, financial analysis and reporting according to US GAAP accounting policies and local tax requirements. To include assistance with policy setting, process improvement, identification and implementation and to ensure compliance with the risk and control framework and audit requirements.


Your job will include :
- Perform accounting, controlling and reporting tasks according to regulatory and management requirements, including closing and reporting of defined branches
- Ensure booking of accruals and prepayment accounting and associated reconciliations
- Payroll and benefits accounting and associated balance sheet entries and reconciliations
- Account for, reconcile and report on the company's Fixed Assets as appropriate
- Prepare reporting for the various jurisdictions served by Finance
- Intercompany recharge and related activity, i.e. accounting for intercompany recharges in and recharges out and International Assignee accounting / processes.
- Ensure compliance with the risk and control framework and the audit requirements
- Transactional level reporting to the business
- Assisting in policy setting and process improvement identification and implementation
- Act as the interface between Finance team and rest of Group, e.g. Tax and Legal teams, Group Cost
Management / Controlling, Group FP&A, wider business community
- Any other ad hoc tasks as required from time to time

- University degree in the area of finance, accounting, economics or similar
- Relevant experience as a Financial accountant or similar
- Very good comprehension of MS Office
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in SAP or Oracle is a strong advantage
- Fluent English written and spoken
- Adherence to deadlines and ability to work on own initiative a must
- Advanced level on Microsoft Office (Excel - Pivot Tables, Word and PowerPoint)