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HEAD OF ACCOUNTING, Luxembourg

HEAD OF ACCOUNTING

Company:		Axis Luxembourg
Location:		Luxembourg
Remuneration:		N/A
Position Type:		Permanent
Employment type:		Full time
Updated:		23 Nov 2009
eFC Ref no:		585144

Our client is a financial company

Description

- Responsible for managing all aspects of the financial accounting processes that results in the timely and accurate preparation of the legal books and records for a bank (volume description etc) including oversight for accounting support services such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, payment processing.
- Preparation of financial statements in accordance with local accounting principles
- General-ledger Accounting
- Income and expense accrual management (accuracy and^timeliness of recognition)
- Inter-company accounting
- General Ledger reconciliations and certification
- Month-end and year-end close
- Preparation for Audits
- Management of Accounting Projects (process, technology)
- Tax computations and filing returns (CIT & VAT)
- Developing, maintaining operating procedures and controls for the Accounting area
- Day to day management of the Accounting team
- Maintenance of accounting infrastructure (Master Reference Data)
- Compliance with corporate policies pertaining to accounting

Profile

- Financial Accounting education
- 8+ years of relevant work experience/certified accountant
- High level of technical knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles (Luxembourg, US, IFRS)
- Strong people Management skills
- Ability to identify and address process gaps and opportunities for improvement (including systems)
- Experience in a multi-national
- Comfortable with a changing environment
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills and service orientation
- Strong communication skills:
- Fluent French (written and verbal)
- Very strong English (written and verbal)
- Ability to present ideas clearly
- Good PC application knowledge necessary (MS Office)
- Ability to manage and participate in small and medium sized projects
- Strong knowledge of local statutory accounting and regulatory environment
- Experienced with accounting software packages (ideally Sun)

Offer

If you are interested in this offer, please send your cv to joblu@axis.jobs

More offers are available on www.axis.jobs