Vacant job

Do you have experience in accounting and thrive in a broad, operational role? We are now looking for an Accounting Assistant for an exciting consultancy assignment within Finance & Back Office with an international company undergoing change.

About the role

As an Accounting Assistant, you will become part of the Finance & Back Office team and work broadly with ongoing accounting, reconciliations, and economic administration. You will play a key role in daily operations and collaborate closely with both the finance department and other internal functions.

This role suits you if you have a good understanding of accounting processes, are self-motivated, and thrive in an environment where the pace varies and tasks are diverse.

Responsibilities

• Ongoing bookkeeping
• Reconciliation of balance sheet and bank accounts
• Handling and reporting of VAT and employer contributions
• Expense reporting
• Management of expense reports and corporate cards
• Generating outcome reports for internal follow-up
• Participation in monthly closing and ongoing economic administration
• Support to the Back Office function as needed
• Collaboration with internal functions within the business

We are looking for someone who

• Has post-secondary education in economics or accounting
• Has 3–5 years of experience as an accounting assistant or in a similar role
• Has good knowledge of ongoing accounting, taxes, and reconciliations
• Has very good system proficiency and good skills in Excel
• Works in a structured, meticulous, and independent manner

It is important that you are confident in your competence, can take personal responsibility, and have a good ability to prioritize and create structure in your work.

To succeed in the role, you have the following personal qualities:

• Helpful
• Goal-oriented
• Social
• Organized
• Stable
• Responsible
• Respectful

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position are sent to Academic Work.

We apply continuous selection and will remove the advertisement when enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the role and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.