French Assistant Accountant

7 Days Old

Responsible for all aspects of transactional accounting for the French legal entity of a leading global engineering and manufacturing business. Primary focus is on accounts payable, banking, receivables and expense controls with responsibility for month end journal entries and reconciliations.
Reporting to the European Finance Manager, and working as part of a fast paced EMEA finance team.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Manage the AP process for the French business entity - processing supplier invoices, intercompany transactions, payments and balance sheet reconciliations
Verify and approve banking entries
Month end journal creation, posting and reconciliation of accruals, prepayments and other regular transactional entries for the French business entity.
Manage the employee expense approvals and payments
Support the AR process - weekly debtor updates, monthly reporting and balance sheet reconciliations
Liaise with Sales and Service team to agree action plans to clear aged debt
Support the European Accountant with monthly analytical review of monthly departmental expenses
Support the month end accrual & prepayment calculations and postings
Key Competencies (includes skills)
Able to prioritise and multi-task
Remains calm and patient under deadline pressure
Flexible, resilient and demonstration of a positive, 'can do' attitude
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Good communication skills; verbal and written
Strong interpersonal skills and confidence to work at various levels of the organisation
Ability to work in a matrix organisation

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Location:
High Wycombe
Salary:
£35,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Accountancy

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