4 days ago
  • LevelMid Level
  • ProfessionsAccountant, Finance Manager, Finance Director
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Description

POSITION
As a Management Accountant you will report to the Finance Controller and perform/coordinate accounting duties within our Organization in close collaboration with local management and our company headquarters in Paris.
Your responsibilities will include delivering an accurate & timely month end, preparing monthly management accounts, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, and assisting with audit preparations. Participate to various projects in which efficiency & accuracy of our accounting mission is improved - finally you will become the main go to person for all accounting needs and form successful “Business Intelligence Pods”.
This is a fixed- term contract for 6 months.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Month end entries (prepayment, accruals, fixed assets…)
  • In charge of the monthly closings and reporting
  • Posting and reconciliation of IFRS16 leases
  • Preparation of monthly profit and loss accounts and variance analysis
  • Preparation of monthly balance sheets and liaison with Consolidation teams in Paris
  • Review/full reconciliation of all balance sheet balances
  • Input of consolidation / reporting package (Group tool)
  • Reporting analyses (cash flow, debt, corporation tax …)
  • Preparation of statutory accounts
  • Preparation of corporation tax computation in liaison with external tax advisor
  • Coordination of year end audit with the external auditors
  • Preparation of VAT returns
  • Preparation of bank reconciliations
  • Reconciliation and clearing of concessions accounts
  • Reconciliation and clearing of cash and credit card sales payments
  • Operational support to stores and other Head Office departments
  • Other Ad Hoc projects (Digitalisation of Petty Cash, participation to Stock take, store support)
PROFILE
Education and experience:
  • Qualified or partly qualified ACCA candidate
  • Experience of accounts preparation
  • Experience of VAT and corporation tax
  • Experience in retail industry
  • Strong reconciliation skills with very good attention to detail
  • Strong technical skills (UK GAAP and IFRS)
  • JDE and SAP experience desirable
Interpersonal skills:
  • Strong communications and interpersonal skills and a pro-active approach to challenges.
  • Attention to details
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • French Speaker is a plus

Skills Required

  • Accounting
  • Reconciliation
  • Communication Skills

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