Experienced Accountant - Luxembourg - Robert Half Luxembourg

Robert Half Luxembourg

Entreprise vérifiée

Luxembourg

il y a 1 semaine

Posté par:

Jean Schmitz

Recruteur de beBee

Description

To support this development, we are looking for an Experienced Accountant (M/F/x) who will directly report to the Head of Finance in Paris.

Our client is a multinational law company which embarked upon a period of strategic international growth which includes the expansion of its European footprint.

As part of that strategy, the firm has recently launched in Luxembourg through the recruitment of the team from a local law firm.

The launch of the new Luxembourg office will assist with the Firm's plans to create a market leading business in Luxembourg through a combination of technical excellence, innovative service delivery and sector focus to become the law firm of choice for clients doing business in Luxembourg.

In your role, your responsibilities will be:
Managing workloads, capacity and performance of the finance function.
Overseeing (and step-in to assist as required) with the day-to-day transactional activities.

Regular review of the office trial balance ensuring all financial information is reported, reconciled and maintained in accordance with the firm's policies and procedures.

Including performing or supervising the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations.
Provide support, advice and education to the local Luxembourg team on a variety of finance related matters. Including the issue of ad hoc financial reports as requested.

Working alongside the commercial and pricing teams to provide relevant financial insight and reporting to assist the Head of Office/ partner management team with both the day to day running and strategic growth of the office.

Supporting the FR&C and FR&A teams with the annual budgeting and forecasting exercise in line with the office business and strategic plans.

Supporting the FR&C team and the Financial Controller EMEA with the group annual audit requirements and the preparation and submission of the local annual statutory filings.

Work closely with the partnership team to support with any partner invoicing and payments.
Work closely with the in-house tax team for all tax compliance matters relating to the local Luxembourg legal entity.

Assisting the Head of Finance Operations and the Financial Controller EMEA in the development and on-going monitoring of the Group's financial control framework and to work to continuously strengthen core financial processes.

Assist with any ad hoc reporting or projects. Projects will generally be linked to process improvements and or automation.

For this recruitment, your qualifications are:
Educated to degree level and professional accounting qualification
Minimum of 5 years' experience gained within a large professional services organization or a law firm undertaking a broad financial role
Demonstrable experience of embedding strong financial hygiene practices within a new business environment
Proficient in Luxembourg GAAP reporting (UK GAAP desirable)
Knowledge of Aderant (or Elite) would be advantageous
Professional fluency in English and French, written and verbal
Strong time management skills and able to work to strict reporting deadlines
Excellent communicator, persuasive and tenacious, with proven ability to develop relationships at all levels across the firm