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| Employment Type: | Permanent |
| Location: | Spain |
| Salary: | 35/40k |
| Languages: | English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Required Languages: | 2 |
Role based in Spain
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
• The job holder is responsible, alongside with one or more other Record to Report Clerks, for providing general ledger & accounting support to a grouping of (approximately) 1-3 countries for balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, inter-company accounting, and preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results to a high standard
• As the Record to Report team develops there will be requirements to perform some activities over a range of countries to ensure processes remain efficient, although responsibility to a grouping of approximately 3 countries will remain.
For the countries within the country grouping:
• Responsible for accurate and timely financial close and GL and other account reconciliations
• Performs accounting functions such as balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, inter-company accounting and preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results
• Responsible for timely and accurate preparation and processing of journal entries (with appropriate supporting documentation) for month end close and accounting transactions
• Responsible for compliance with all shared service centre and business objectives, policies (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, Navigator) and plans related to and within scope of responsibility
• Responsible for preparing analysis and schedules for management and internal and external auditors
• Supporting local business finance managers through preparation of the monthly close process including preparation of related financial statements and supporting documents in compliance with the monthly financial reporting as defined in European Finance operating procedures
• Provides back up support to co-workers where needed
• Special projects as requested
Qualification Requirements:
Education
Accounting or Finance Degree
Fluent in written and spoken English and one or more nordic languages (swedish, finnish, norwegian, danish)
Experience
3+ years of progressive experience in a multinational finance function:
• Period end close process
• GL reconciliations
• Month end/year end reporting
Competencies
Ability to develop an understanding of US GAAP, IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley will be required.
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to interact across multiple functions and cultures
Proven ability to gain cooperation of others, providing technical information and gaining agreement to proposed accounting treatments or providing explanations of accounts/resolving issues
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
• The job holder is responsible, alongside with one or more other Record to Report Clerks, for providing general ledger & accounting support to a grouping of (approximately) 1-3 countries for balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, inter-company accounting, and preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results to a high standard
• As the Record to Report team develops there will be requirements to perform some activities over a range of countries to ensure processes remain efficient, although responsibility to a grouping of approximately 3 countries will remain.
For the countries within the country grouping:
• Responsible for accurate and timely financial close and GL and other account reconciliations
• Performs accounting functions such as balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, inter-company accounting and preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results
• Responsible for timely and accurate preparation and processing of journal entries (with appropriate supporting documentation) for month end close and accounting transactions
• Responsible for compliance with all shared service centre and business objectives, policies (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley, Navigator) and plans related to and within scope of responsibility
• Responsible for preparing analysis and schedules for management and internal and external auditors
• Supporting local business finance managers through preparation of the monthly close process including preparation of related financial statements and supporting documents in compliance with the monthly financial reporting as defined in European Finance operating procedures
• Provides back up support to co-workers where needed
• Special projects as requested
Qualification Requirements:
Education
Accounting or Finance Degree
Fluent in written and spoken English and one or more nordic languages (swedish, finnish, norwegian, danish)
Experience
3+ years of progressive experience in a multinational finance function:
• Period end close process
• GL reconciliations
• Month end/year end reporting
Competencies
Ability to develop an understanding of US GAAP, IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley will be required.
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to interact across multiple functions and cultures
Proven ability to gain cooperation of others, providing technical information and gaining agreement to proposed accounting treatments or providing explanations of accounts/resolving issues
Due to the nature of this position, the recruiter has requested to restrict applications by location. Only candidates in Europe (EEA) may apply.
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