Junior Accountant - Investment Group

We are representing an international successful Investment Group, specialising in illiquid and liquid strategies, mainly Private Equity, Real Estate and Asset Management.

By keeping a human-size structure, their Luxembourg Office is growing and requires an additional support to their Accounting & Control competency.

Accordingly, they are currently hiring a Financial (Junior) Accountant that would assist his reporting line on the bookkeeping of the Luxembourg legal entities of the Group, including taking ownership of Accounts Payable/Invoicing.

This is the ideal opportunity for a smart, eager-to-learn Accountant aiming to be part of a successful business with a entrepreneurial mindset, where he/she could evolve technically and professionally.

Accountabilities of the Role:

• Day to day bookkeeping of the various legal entities of the investment group, in a monthly/quarterly close perspective;
• Intercompany reconciliations;
• Assisting with bank reconciliations;
• Direct involvement in the legal entities’ financial statements’ preparation;
• Involvement in the transactions: understanding of the structuring, especially in respect of PE/RE operations;
• Receipting and preparing all purchase invoices for processing;
• Recording as received, all purchase invoices on the financial accounting system (BOB 50 Sage);
• Processing authorised invoices on the accounting system and posting them to the general ledger;
• Preparing payments for each legal entity in adherence to Company’s payment policy;
• Dealing with and managing incoming supplier payment queries and issues;
• Ensure that all supplier master data held in the accounts system is accurate and complete;
• Support to the preparation of VAT returns;
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects – as the case may be – under the supervision of the Head of Accounting (e.g. implementation of the accounting system in the new accounting software).

Profile:

• Strong understanding of Accounting principles and mechanisms;
• 1 to 2 years of practical experience in Accounting;
• Smart and accurate: passionate for accounting and eager to learn;
• Familiarity with BOB 50 Sage and/or Oracle would be an advantage;
• Sound organizational skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English – Italian and/or French would be an advantage;
• Flexibility, proactivity and a “can do” attitude.