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Job Vacancy Details
Finance & Administration Manager
Financial Services
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Permanent
Updated August 6, 2008
Job Role
Ensure that all financial, accounting and administration activities are effectively carried out and conform to national, international legal regulations and accounting standards as well as group guidelines in order to assist the Irish Luxembourg operating entities:
Revenue / Billing
- Responsible for standard monthly billing process, i.e. Checking integrity of billing file generated from commercial systems, reviewing month end billing issues, ensure release of billing details into General Ledger, ensure invoices sent out to Licensee's in a timely basis, and subsequent collections and recording of monies received
- Ensuring completeness of Revenue accruals and Credit note provisions at month end
- Calculation and explanation of movements in month-end Bad Debt provision
- Processing of receipts (cash, transfer, cash pool movements and credit card). Uploading and clearing of automated bank statements
- Preparation and control of Bank reconciliations
- Maintain database and analysis of monthly revenue by country and client
Finance / Accounting
- Ensuring completeness of Revenue and provisions in the month end accounts and the underlying accounts
- Assist in preparation of Forecast to Actual Revenue, and ensure that accounting adjustments are incorporated in a timely manner into weekly monthly Forecasts
- Administer payroll for companies
- Become first point of contact and expert regarding in-country payment methods and administration of same
- Manage VAT issues and become the "expert"
- Calculate Tax on monthly base
- Assist in implementation of Sarbanes Oxley controls and procedures
- Setting up billing and collections processes for new countries
- Assist with Intercompany accounting and administration of Intercompany loans through daily cash pool
- Make suggestions to improve the use of SAP in a more sufficient manner
- Running payment files out of SAP and upload in Banking system
- Other sundry projects
Administration:
- Merchant query management
- Liaise with licensee and Revenue Commissioners to ensure that all monies received comply with local regulations
- Develop policies and procedures as UNILINN grows and changes
- Assist in setting up new merchant accounts and administration of licensee files
- Liaise with Legal team in relation to compliance to licence agreements in terms
Who we're looking for
Knowledge, Education, Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good knowledge of working English
- Finance or business based University/college degree level preferred, with 2.1 minimum grade.
- Ideally to have experience in a well-run accounting Dept. preferably within a large/medium sized Blue Chip company
- Strong understanding of double entry/accruals
- Experience of reporting to tight deadlines
- Good working experience with SAP
- Good working experience of MS-Office; especially Excel and Access
Strongly Preferred
- Experience of working in a Division of a US or overseas Corporate, or working with remote locations
- Ability to use Excel to an intermediate level is preferred
Advantageous
- Experience of working in a similar industry
- Fluency in additional 2nd European languages: not necessarily
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS
Pride in high quality:
Trustworthy
Adaptable
Attention to detail
Excellent time-manager
Excellent communicator
About our client
For one of our clients, an international industrial company, part of a global american market leader
What's on offer
competitive salary package
Michael Page Contact
Job Ref: LCOA499780
Your application will be sent to Alexis Colmant .
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