AR Accountant with French

The Accounts Receivable Accountant will be able to perform following activities, including but not restricted to:

Cash allocation and payment recording (direct debits, bank transfers, etc.)

Cash out activities (refunds of credit notes to clients, payments to brokers & clients)

Client bad debts preparation and posting

Bank reconciliations and clearing of transitory accounts

Reconciliations between main ledger and sub ledger

Timely monthly, quarterly and annual close processes

Query resolution on Accounts Receivable topics

Is accountable for operations’ accuracy and quality regarding statutory and Group rules and standards

Ad hoc activities

Participates in the creation / update of Finance Standard Operating Procedures used by the SSC operational teams.

Participates in project work (e.g. lean & optimization topics)

Participates to functional & cross-functional meetings (when required) and shares feedback and regular contact with functional finance team

Requirements

Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics or related
• Microsoft Office knowledge
• Good knowledge of accounting processes
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Good organizational skills
• Demonstrates high reliability and self-motivation
• Ability to deal with numerous deadlines simultaneously / Multi-tasking

Languages :

• Fluency in spoken and written French (B2/C1)
• Fluency in spoken and written English (B2/C1)

Education:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Business or Accounting

Experience:

• Experience in an accounting department minimum; preferred 2-3 years
• Experience in trade credit insurance industry is a plus
• Experience in an international environment preferred.
• Experience in SAP preferred