Accounting Administrator

A Japanese financial institution is currently recruiting an Accounting Administrator to work in their Paris office.
In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the finance department by completing routine clerical and accounting tasks, assisting in the preparation of budgets, maintaining reports, and ensuring timely processing of payments to merchants.
The ideal candidate should have strong numeracy skills, basic accounting understanding, proficiency in MS Office, and excellent communication abilities.

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ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
●(O) Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner
● (X) NOT eligible: Student visa, Requiring visa sponsorship, Working holiday, Graduate, Freelance
WORK TYPE: Hybrid work available
VISA SUPPORT: No
BENEFITS: Transportation fee, lunch voucher
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TYPE: Permanent, full-time
WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday
SALARY: up to 45k depending on experience
START: ASAP
LOCATION: Paris, France

Payments and Accounting Coordinator Main Responsibilities:

Accounting
● Manage the Daily Cash Flow and Monetary Movement Monitoring process for all bank accounts
● Ensure the reconciliation of the inter change file and settlement report; perform bank reconciliations
● Establish and maintain partnership relationships with Banks; be the point of contact for banks, deal with all queries and escalate as appropriate to management
● Preparing financial documents such as invoices, bills, and accounts payable and receivable
● Ensure all expense claims are audited prior to payment
● Provide assistance as required in the completion of the annual financial accounts to ensure correct disclosures
● Support Invoice preparation to our Licensee partners and account receivable collection
● Assisting with budgets preparation with Accounting Manager
● Files all tax returns such as payroll taxes and VAT etc. For all entities
● Participates and support internal audits as required

Administration
● Completing purchase orders
● Regular update of fixed Assets and Equipment list
● Review and Maintain administrative management lists (Equipment, Key, Contract, Information security list etc)
● Conduct the Internal Audit checking
● Assist preparing the supervisory board minutes and solo shareholder decisions
● Establish and maintain relationships with their offices in Europe and Tokyo headquarters
● Support operational training and on-going support in subject matter area to other employees as required to ensure efficient and effective operation of the business
● Travel locally and internationally as required
● Perform other related tasks as assigned by management and to meet business needs as required
● Comply with internal policies and procedures

Payments and Accounting Coordinator Ideal Candidate:
● At least 4 years’ experience in booking keeping or basic accounting; financial services experience is desirable
● Excellent verbal, written and communications skills in French and English
● Business level fluency in Japanese is desirable
● Strong numeracy skills
● Understanding of basic accounting processes
● Intermediate or advanced proficiency in the MS Office Package; excellent excel skills
● Ability to develop and maintain relationships e.g., suppliers, licensee partners, banks, lawyers
● Demonstrable analytical and data interpretation skills
● Strong presentation skills, articulate, able to communicate clearly at all levels
● Resourceful in resolving issues and solving problems
● Ability to work independently and take initiative
● Strong planning and organising skills
● Actively pursues learning and self-development


** All applicants for the Payments and Accounting Coordinator must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
*We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working holiday visa, Graduate or Student visa holders. or