Division: Eurosilicone
Location: Apt, France
Job Title: Accountant
Department: Accounting department

Job description

We are the French subsidiary of a European Group. We design, manufacture and distribute medical devices for the surgical markets.

For our Accounting Department, we are hiring an Accountant on a permanent contract.

As part of a team of 4 people, the successful candidate will be responsible for the company’s general and cost accounting process, namely control, entry, settlement, and reconciliation of supplier accounts and the General Accounts.

Main responsibilities:

• Participate in account records management by entering, checking, reconciling, recording and controlling entries and introducing allowances.
• Enter and check supplier invoices and fixed assets in accordance with procedures.
• Record cash entries and carry out bank reconciliations.
• Monitor daily and monthly cash management.
• Help complete local tax returns, VAT returns, and EC sales lists for goods and services.
• Analyse accounts to guarantee their reliability: ensure that entries are correct and that general and cost accounts are consistent when the accounts are closed.
• Maintain relations with Group companies when closing accounts, ensure that information is reported on time, and monitor the consistency of accounts.

Other responsibilities:

• Prepare periodic analysis and reporting tables.
• Provide business intelligence solutions and inform superiors of the risks incurred.
• Draft documents, procedures and operating modes for operations to support the setting up of ERP.
• Draw up monthly balance sheets and annual reports.

The ideal candidate

At least 2 years of post-secondary training in accounting and at least 2-3 years’ experience in a similar position.
Language proficiency: native speaker or highly proficient in spoken and written French.

Meticulous, reliable, able to work independently, well organised and able to set priorities. Can work well with the various departments within the organisation and with our external partners.
Trustworthy with processing confidential data.
Ability to communicate in English would be an advantage.

The position is based in the town of Apt.