Accountant | Contabil

Ideal Candidate

- proactive
- excellent communication skills
- able to act in an autonomous way shortly after employment
- able to handle multitasking under competing deadlines
- fluent in English
- experience in an accounting firm would be a plus
- programming skills are a major asset

Job description

The job is composed of 2 main types of tasks: accounting tasks and team-tasks.

A. Accounting tasks

- performing all the accounting operations needed by the private firms in the portfolio in relation to the public institutions, including:
- bookkeeping all the documents handed over by the clients
- closing the income, expense & VAT accounts
- checking and adjusting the monthly trial balances
- drafting all the monthly/trimester statements
- following up on the submission and archiving of the statements
- monthly filling of the Daily Register, based on the trial balance
- filling in the Tax Evidence Register every trimester or when needed
- filling in the Inventory Register annually
- performing all operations needed to close the financial statement
- drafting the annual financial statements

B. Team tasks:

- coordinating with the HR team, with the tax advisory team and the audit team
- daily updating the team calendar
- daily review of the contacts database
- reporting
- preparing tender documentation
- updating the document management system

Benefits

- career perspectives:

• after successfully passing the 3-month trial period: 3% salary increase
• after 1 year:
  • 3% salary increase
  • vertical: opportunity to promote to the level of Head of Unit in the Accounting Department
  • horizontal: opportunity to move to the HR/Audit/Tax Advisory Department

• 50% of the costs of the exams for a globally-recognised professional qualification: ACCA / CFA / CAIA
• 2 paid days free for each exam of a a globally-recognised professional qualification

1. Shortlist: from the pool of candidates who express interest in this role, the HR Department draws a shortlist of candidates
2. Interview: the candidates are invited for a discussion at Partner-level. This discussion includes a structured part and a non-structured part
3. Trial day in the team: the candidates who receive a green light from the Partner have one day at their disposal to spend in the team, in order to explore the working environment and share feedback
4. Contract signature. Before contract signature, the candidate needs to present 2 references from previous employers and to pass the medical test
5. Onboarding: the successful candidate receives guidance & personalised coaching through the initial steps of the new role