Description

POSITION
As a Senior Management Accountant you will report to the Head of Accounting and perform/coordinate accounting duties within our organisation 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”
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)
SAP knowledge
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