European Accountant

3 weeks ago

Stretford, United Kingdom Page Personnel Finance Full time

Page Personnel are recruiting for a French speaking European Accountant on behalf of a large international manufacturing & distribution business.

The purpose of this role is to support the FC and FD with financial reporting and management accounts for several subsidiarys including one in France.

This role requires you to be fluent in French and have knowledge of French tax (CVAE & CFE).

Client Details

Our client is a large international manufacturing and distribution business with several sites across the globe.

The business recently underwent a restructure which has meant a relocation of some finance roles to the UK - these roles including finance reporting for the UK and Benelux regions.

As part of the business you will have access to a great range of benefits including remote working.

Description

European Accountant duties include:

  • Ownership of accruals ensuring that these are fully reconciled each month and that ageing of accrual balance is appropriate, understood and differences resolved.
  • Ownership of prepayments, ensuring the balances are fully reconciled and balances released as appropriate.
  • Ownership of other debtors and creditors, ensuring that the financials are fully supported.
  • Support in management of the profit and loss, explaining differences month on month and year on year, ensuring spend is in line with budget. Challenging cost centre owners as appropriate.
  • Support in submitting figures to head office and ad-hoc analysis of profit and loss and balance sheet.
  • Accounts receivable tasks including chasing and posting cash allocations, ensuring creditworthiness of new and existing customers. All are French speaking.
  • Manage the business's customer investment spend (terms and promos), including management/reconciliation of the balance sheet accounts where sales rebates are held, and support of settlement of claims, including disputes.
  • Manage accounts payable accounts, including dispute resolution. Ensuring that suppliers are paid promptly.
  • Setting up payments to suppliers in the bank, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Ownership of accounts receivable accounts, proactively ensure collection of income in a timely manner.
  • Allocation of payments received to debtor accounts.
  • Ensure creditworthiness of new and existing customers
  • Prepare and transact the day-to-day postings for Customer Terms and Trading Promotional Investment (TPI) with the accounting systems.
  • Own the periodic sales rebate review process to ensure the accounts reflect a true and fair view of our liabilities to our customers.
  • Reconciling supplier accounts to ensure all invoices have been received and investigate any queries.
  • Manage the year end audit information requirement, including Group year end packs and tax packs. Ensuring audit and accounts are finalised on time.
  • Ownership of all external financial reporting and submission requirements. This includes:
    • VAT returns
    • Corporation and payroll taxes eg CVAE

Any other external regulatory / legal requirements

Profile

The successful candidate will:

  • Be part qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA or fully qualified.
  • Be FLUENT IN FRENCH with knowledge of French tax (CVAE & CFE)
  • Have a proven track record in a similar role.
  • Be proficient in MS Office, particularly MS Excel (vlookups, pivot tables etc)
  • Be able to work alone and as part of a team

Job Offer

A salary up to £55,000 based on experience & qualification level, hybrid / remote working, pension, holidays & more.

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