Responsible for providing the Managing Director with business and financial plans, interim, year-end and other requested reports for review and distribution to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Review, analysis and reporting:

• Maintain on-line time allocation system and ensure time sheets are completed by employees on a timely basis
• Allocation of costs to various Funds and other cost centres
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including variance analysis
• Prepare Luxembourg Sarl annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts
• Prepare  Luxembourg Sarl and other entities statutory financial statements under Lux GAAP

• Prepare regular liquidity reports for Luxembourg Sarl
• Review supplier payments
• Implement appropriate accounting policies as agreed with Managing Director
• Liaise with offices and/or third party service providers regarding information requirements.

General ledgers and reporting packs:

• Responsible for the maintenance of general ledger chart of accounts for Luxembourg and other entities to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency
• Review general ledgers, on a monthly basis, for accuracy and completeness; review monthly general journal entries, including accruals, prepayments and reclassifications
• Prepare and reconcile inter-company accounts
• Review and authorise bank reconciliations on a monthly basis for Luxembourg Sarl and other entities.
• Run month end closing procedures
• Preparation of quarterly reporting packs for Luxembourg and other entities
• Prepare annual US tax reporting packs and estimates

Regulatory / Legal / Audits:

• Prepare and submit audit work-papers to auditors (internal and external) within the required time frame
• Notify auditors of potential audit issues, material transactions which occurred during fiscal year, and any subsequent events. Answer questions and resolve any issues that may arise
• Prepare information and promptly answer queries for audits, as needed
• To ensure that all regulatory / statutory reporting for Luxembourg Sarl and other entities is completed, reviewed and filed on time
• To review and understand the governing documents of those entities

Management and Supervision:

• To understand training and development needs and to liaise with Training Manager accordingly
• To ensure adherence to all internal policies and procedures

Other Functions

• Complete special projects as directed by the Managing Director
• Comply with all internal policies and procedures
• Provide assistance to Managing Director and other personnel, as requested
• To liaise with the legal department regarding creating Luxembourg entities required non-Fund related activities
• To liaise with the tax department regarding financing instruments and structures to be
• implemented
• To understand accounting, tax and reporting implications of contracts and other legal documents
• To ensure all intra-group financing documents required are drafted and executed on a timely basis

Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and one other European language
• Ability to read and interpret a variety of manuals, journals, periodicals, abstracts and financial reports
• Good knowledge Lux GAAP is required
• Good knowledge of US GAAP is desirable
• Good knowledge of Luxembourg governance related to holding companies
• Ability to understand complex financial and corporate structures
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel and excellent analytical skills

Work Experience:

• 3 - 6 years of experience in industry with an international outlook or a public accounting firm
• Holding company (Soparfi) experience is desirable
• Real estate experience is preferred although not a strict requirement

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited university or equivalent
• Professional accounting qualification, or part qualification preferred, such as ACCA or CPA

For more detail on this role, or for a confidential discussion of your career to date and your aspirations for the future, please send your full CV to Mr. Andrew Notter andrew.notter@faradayclark.com

For more information on FaradayClark (part of Badenoch & Clark International), please visit our website: www.faradayclark.lu

FaradayClark, part of the Badenoch & Clark International Group, is a European company that specialises in permanent recruitment, at all levels, in the Financial Services, Commerce & Industry and Fiduciary/Trust sectors. They are Luxembourg’s largest and most experienced professional permanent recruitment firm, with 14 staff representing between them 100 years of recruitment expertise. The Luxembourg office, established in 2003, quickly became a leading supplier of staff to local organisations and has firmly established partnerships with many of Luxembourg’s leading employers.