SUMMARY
A permanent position to look after France entity including payroll duties and EMEA cash collections/cash flow analysis. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your knowledge and learn new skills as well as improve existing skills. As an Accountant Manager, you will be a key member of the team and will be responsible for some high-level tasks, including monthly reporting, VAT returns preparation and submission, inter-company costs recording and account reconciliations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Sales Ledger Duties
- Raising all monthly customer invoices for ad-hoc order basis
- Dealing with internal queries about payments on invoices
- Monitoring aged debtors alongside credit controller in accordance to payment terms
Purchase Ledger Duties
- Preparing payments to suppliers and staff ready to be paid by the controller
- Managing and posting company credit cards
- Managing aged creditors and highlighting any issues
- Dealing with ad-hoc PL account queries from staff and suppliers
- Setting up new suppliers on the system
- Posting invoices to the correct job codes / overheads
- Processing staff expenses according to internal business rules/budgets
Bank Ledger Duties
- Daily bank postings of customer receipts and supplier payments when required
- Daily bank reconciliation when required
- Weekly preparation of cash flow forecast
- Preparing Netherlands related and European VAT Returns/Intrastat returns
Stock Management
- Reconciliation of stock movement where required (training will be provided)
- Stock valuation management where required (training will be provided)
Month-end Preparation and Financial Analysis
- Daily cash forecast reporting to corporate team using a standard template
- Weekly cash flow forecast processes with wider EMEA accounting team
- Weekly analysis of cash collections result per collector and per entity using a standard template
- Month-end schedule preparation ie. Fixed assets, Prepayment and Accruals.
- Completing monthend reporting processes including Management reports and supplement commentaries.
- Completing intercompany reconciliation with other entities in the group on a monthly basis
- Completing and filing EU related VAT reports on a monthly basis
- Ad-hoc finance queries and tasks
- Assisting with external statutory audits and other year end tasks.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
There will be supervisory responsibilities in this position of junior AR/AP staff.
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- Fully qualified or newly qualified
- At least 3 years experience working as an Accountant Manager
- Prior knowledge of French GAAP is advantageous
- Fluent in English and French
- Proficient bookkeeping and organizational skills
- Quick to learn financial software package
- Excellent excel skills is essential
- Good communicator with personable approach and ability to build strong relationship with all levels of staff/customers as required
- Highly organized and passionate, ensuring that work is completed to a high standard
- Be flexible and versatile and have ‘can do' approach
- Be able to acquire and apply new skills quickly, work independently and take ownership for own work
- Self critical regarding deadline and accuracy of work
WHY SCENTAIR
- Be part of a global industry leader business
- Based in Toulouse office and part of pan European Finance team
- Be part of a fast paced, fun and focused work environment
- 26 days pro-rata annual holiday excluding bank holidays and up to 30 days after 6 years
- 39 hours a week with hybrid office model (2 WFH per week)
- Attractive private health insurance package
- Hybrid working model after probational period
