39610
Amsterdam, NL
Production
Amsterdam
Full-Time
Hybrid
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT (MATERNITY COVER FOR MIN. 12 MONTHS)
Is this the role for you?
In this position you will be responsible for handling various accounting and reporting matters in support of Paramount’s international businesses, with a focus on account reconciliation.
What will you be doing?
- Perform daily accounting activities.
- Perform journal entries, reporting analysis and prepare documentation to support journal entries and reconciliations, including but not limited to:
-Intangible amortization
-Fixed Assets
-Accruals
-Open items clearing
-Interest income and expense
-Cash accounting
-Non-title allocations
-Other income and expense
-Prepaid amortization
-Employee benefits
-Payroll and Pension accounting
-Inter/Intra company and FX clearing
-Financial Lease accounting
- Complete monthly/quarterly/annual reconciliations in the Reconciliation tool, including:
-Balance Sheet accounts
-Inter-company confirmations
-Fixed Assets
-Payroll
- Responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing of your entities
- Reporting and analysis – balance and non by title P&L review
- Support to Annual statutory accounts and Audit process
- Statistic and ad hoc Reports required for the different territories.
- Special projects and other duties as requested and assigned by management.
- Timely and accurate handling of the above-mentioned tasks.
What are we looking for?
Key competencies:
- Recognized degree in accounting/finance
- Minimum of 4 to 5 years work experience providing accounting support to a global organization
- Knowledge of financial analysis, US GAAP, IFRS
Technical competencies
- Proficiency with SAP Financials and Microsoft Excel advanced
- Proficiency in accounting incl. recognition criteria, value considerations, and rules surrounding amortization
- Proficiency in accounting for Intercompany, employee benefits and payroll for a global organization
- Proficiency in other income and expense recognition, including interest income and expense.
- Understanding of appropriate reconciliation processes, and required supporting documentation (3rd party documentation, internal vs external system documentation, etc.)
- Overall proficiency in accounting principles and practices under US GAAP and IFRS
General competencies:
- Must have excellent written & verbal communication and inter-personal skills.
- Able to work collaboratively and optimally communicate with business unit-specific accounting teams.
- Ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize workload efficiently and meet strict deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills
- Self-starter with ability to proactively identify issues and opportunities for improvement, propose resolutions and implement solutions.
- Ability to work under great pressure.
- Proven ability to perform detailed research and to provide solution driven results.
All Paramount employees are expected to undertake additional and varied tasks as required
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