Senior Accountant - French Speaker

Position

The Senior Accountant supports the Local Management, in particular he/she supports the activities related to

GL book-keeping, monthly and year end closing, cash & Treasury reconciliation

Support business functions

Maintaining relationships with Head Quarter, retail network, external consultants and internal & external auditors

Ensure completeness and accuracy of the financial statements

Responsibilities:

· Manage assigned companies’ bookkeeping: GL postings, Opex & Capex management

· Reconciliation of Accounts Receivables through a dedicated Treasury Management System

· Perform monthly Intercompany Reconciliation with parent / related companies

· Monitoring fixed assets and inventory

· Perform monthly Financial Statements Closing

· Analyze Financial Information

· Follow all administrative/ operative day by day activities related to assigned legal entities

· Collaborate with external consultant for local Statutory & Tax compliance

· Contribute to the realization of annual Financial Statements and regular VAT-TAX reporting

· Support Store Network for the assigned companies ( administrative queries, support for specific compliance matters, etc.)

· Support Country Manager for the assigned companies

· Accurate and timely completion of compliance tasks required by internal control / local statutory requirements

· Documentation filing with dedicated web solution

Internal

· Store staff for the area under his/her responsibility

· HQ Finance and Business Functions

· Internal Control

External

· Local suppliers

· Local Banks

· Local Professionals

· Local Auditors

Profile

An Associate’s degree in Accounting (or equivalent experience)

Minimum of 3 year’s general accounting experience in a computerized accounting environment

Quality and accuracy of data input and output

Prepared to work with priority and strict deadlines

Autonomy,

Ability to develop trust worthy relationship in the work environment and sense of responsibility

Communication skills, both verbal and written

Knowledge of IFRS

Experience with SAP accounting software is mandatory / Piteco experience optional

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent English and French required (Spoken and written); other languages will be a plus