Senior Accountant

Lush; Paris; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading ethical cosmetics company is seeking a general accountant in Paris. You will handle various accounting responsibilities including supervising month-end closings, managing supplier payments, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. A Bac +5 in accounting and fluency in English are essential for this role. The position offers benefits including a bonus scheme and employee discount.

Prestations

Bonus scheme

30% employee discount

2 days of teleworking per week

Mutual insurance 100% covered

RTT

Qualifications

• Initial experience in general accounting including monthly reporting.

Responsabilités

• Participate in the general accounting of the Lush network.
• Supervise monthly closings and auxiliary accounting.
• Ensure the maintenance of accounts and their analysis.
• Manage supplier payments and contribute to bank reconciliation.

Connaissances

Fluency in professional English

Mastery of accounting and tax rules (PCG, IFRS)

Proficiency in IT tools (Sage 100, Cegid, Office suite)

Strong internal customer service skills

Good oral communication skills

Formation

Bac +5 in accounting

Outils

Sage 100

Cegid

Office suite

Description du poste

Overview

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

Who we are

You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

Key Responsibilities

As part of your duties and within the scope of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, you will be responsible for :

• Participate in the general accounting of the Lush network in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
• Supervising auxiliary accounting.
• Contributing to bank reconciliation and bank deposits.
• Participating in the management of fixed assets.
• Supervising monthly closings : closing OD (FNP / CCA / PCA / FAE / social security and tax charges).
• Ensuring the monthly maintenance of accounts and their analysis.
• Contributing to the management of franchises.
• Participating in inter-company reconciliations.
• Participating in the accounting of payroll and stock inventories.
• Developing internal procedures.
• Participating in the accounting of expense reports and petty cash.
• Managing supplier payments.
• Verification of deferred income.
• Maintenance of the audit file and justification of balance sheet accounts.
• Point of contact for internal and external auditors.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bac +5 in accounting, supplemented by initial experience in general accounting including monthly reporting.
• Fluency in professional English is essential.
• Mastery of accounting and tax rules (PCG, IFRS).
• Proficiency in IT tools : Sage 100, Cegid, dematerialisation, Office suite.
• Strong internal customer service skills.
• Good oral communication skills, able to teach and be diplomatic with others, curious and proactive.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• 30% employee discount on Lush products and Lush Spa treatments
• We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well
• 2 days of teleworking per week
• Mutual insurance 100% covered
• RTT

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Since establishing in 1995 in Poole, Dorset, Lush has been driven by innovation and its ethics.

Creators of pioneering beauty products such as the fizzing bath bomb, shower jellies and solid shampoo bars, we place emphasis on fresh ingredients like organic fruits and vegetables, fight against animal testing and combat over-packaging by developing products that can be sold ‘naked’ to the customer without any packaging.

We currently operate in 52 countries with 928 global shops. Through our separate business divisions we invent, manufacture and sell our handmade products direct to our customers through our own shops and online. The fact that we make all our products by hand is something we are really rather proud of!

Lush is 10% Employee Owned since 2017 and our people are the heart and soul of our business.