Senior Accountant - Intercompany

Our client, an international fashion brand is currently looking for a Senior Intercompany Accountant. The role will be reporting to Head of Accounts looking after over 20 stores and outlets.

As a Senior Accountant you would be responsible for:

1. Cost of Goods Sold management
2. Management of intercompany transactions in SAP
3. Manage the merchandise postings and automated transactions, intercompany returns invoicing for ME region
4. Manage the invoice and posting for samples and returns, SAP transactions for repairs and credit notes
5. Coordinate with the store stock controllers
6. Intercompany reconciliation with all entities
7. Monitoring the Cost and Gross margin by stores.

Support Finance Manager in all activities performed, when requested, such as but not limited to:

1. Complete preparation and submission of the accounting and fiscal reports, tax returns…
2. Monthly closings according to the local Accounting Standards and IFRS
3. Maintenance accurate accounting records with a high level of internal control;
4. Collaboration with local and Group Management regarding the creation, maintenance and the respect of Group and local accounting procedures;
5. Interactions with the auditors for group management reporting and statutory accounts
6. Support the other Finance team members when necessary;

Personal abilities:

1. Presentation skills in order to interact efficiently with the various parts of the business;
2. Should be keen to make a positive contribution to the Group and should have a positive and optimistic personality and take his/ her own initiatives;
3. The ability to work in a changing and very dynamic environment, learning new concepts and applying information to current circumstances;
4. The ability to work under high time and workload pressure;
5. The ability to take responsibility for the tasks assigned;
6. The ability to have an overall overview although working with a considerable amount of detailed information;
7. The ability to meet all deadlines requested;
8. The ability to work within a small accounts team;

Technical abilities:

1. Good knowledge of the main Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint);
2. Ideally good knowledge of SAP R3 (FI, MM);
3. Good English knowledge requested;
4. Ideally experience within an international retail/ luxury industry;