Financial accountant

Ghd; Roma; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global leader in hair styling tools is seeking a Finance Accountant in Roma, Italy. This role involves supporting the finance team, ensuring compliance with Italian GAAP and IFRS, and facilitating financial reporting. Candidates should have over 4 years of accounting experience and a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. The position offers a dynamic environment, training, and a welfare package, including smart working opportunities.

Servizi

Dynamic environment

Training for professional growth

Welfare package including ticket restaurant

Smart working opportunities

Alternative Fridays

Competenze

• 4+ years' experience in accounting or financial analysis.
• Knowledge of Italian GAAP and IFRS is essential.
• Ability to deal with diverse groups and maintain a positive attitude.

Mansioni

• Support Italian controlling & business teams during the close process.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and help with account reconciliations.
• Act as primary contact for local teams and Shared Service Center.

Conoscenze

Experience in accounting or financial analysis with Italian GAAP and IFRS

Solid accounting and analytical skills

Strong computer skills (MS Office, Excel)

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Ability to work independently

Formazione

Bachelor in Accounting or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

ABOUT US

Iconic British brand ghd is a global leader in high end professional hair styling tools and the UK's number one recommended styling brand. Loved by stylists and consumers, loved by press, and loved by the people that work for the brand!

Merging science and innovation, with luxury beauty and style; ghd pioneers new technologies and beautiful designs to create the most technically advanced hair tools in the world. Developed by leading scientists in the dedicated ghd R&D laboratories in Cambridge, ghd tools deliver safer for hair heat styling and have become an essential part of the daily lives of professional hair stylists and consumers globally.

A trusted and loved brand, ghd sells 2 million stylers every year and 5 iconic ghd products are sold every minute. The award-winning ghd tools are used by 200,000 stylists around the world and sold in 30+ countries and more than 45,000 premium salons.

Renowned for game changing innovation and superior performance, at ghd we are on a mission to transform lives with the power of a good hair day!

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Finance Accountant acts as key element of the Italian Finance Team providing accounting and financial advisory support to the GHD Italian entity. Role includes monitoring and supporting the business by facilitating the daily tasks and activities, the monthly actual close and quarterly reporting closure.

JOB ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Italian controlling & business teams during the close process which includes preparing / posting / reviewing journal entries, coordinating submission, and supporting accounting questions
• Prepare monthly journal entries and help with account reconciliations
• Act as a main point of contact between local teams and Shared Service Center for due diligence and onboarding of new suppliers; provide training and assistance in PO creation, help on issues related to suppliers, support and clarification to external and internal business partners
• In cooperation with Indirect Tax team in Shared Service Center, help ensure VAT compliance and VAT returns are correctly submitted and paid on time. Specifically : review / check VAT reports / declaration (Intrastat, ESL / EPL, Import VAT), submission of VAT / VAT UE return forms, Intrastat monthly declaration, prepare other indirect tax reports (if applicable), supervise electronic invoice flow
• Support the preparation of corporate reporting requirements meeting strict corporate reporting deadlines and ensuring full compliance with internal and external financial reporting requirements, in line with the group accounting policies and the local regulations, with a clear understanding of the differences between them (i.e. IFRS, local and US GAAP, tax)
• Provide accounting administrative support and training as needed (e.g. account inquiries, accruals, GAAP guidance, corporate policies and procedures etc.)
• Support internal and external audits by providing audit schedules, support and responding to inquiries
• Participate in special projects by supporting management and the project team in various tasks
• Provide support during the monthly close of financials to generate and review Financial Statements in compliance with Italian GAAP and IFRS (compare actual to the budget and investigate / explain variances, analyze key accounts, identify unusual transactions, verify adequacy of reserves and accruals)
• Follow accounting treatment and methodology used in accordance with IFRS and the Company's financial policies
• Solid understanding of basic accounting / administrative / legal compliance

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 4+ years' experience in accounting or financial analysis with Italian GAAP and IFRS
• Bachelor in Accounting or related field is preferred
• Solid accounting and analytical skills
• Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Office, and extensive use of Excel
• Experience with MSD is a plus
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Ability to deal with diverse groups and various levels of financial and operating personnel maintaining a positive attitude under pressure
• Ability to work independently (with limited supervision) and initiative to identify problems and propose creative solutions

What we offer :

• A dynamic environment in a fast‑growing company;
• Training : We support everyone's professional growth and believe in lifelong learning;
• Personal Pc and smartphone;
• Welfare package including ticket restaurant and integrative health care;
• Accountability : we have a performance system based on individual targets, set year by year;
• Smart working : 6 days per month of smart working;
• Alternative Fridays to end the week in a fun way

VALUES

We at ghd are proudly committed to our Company Values, and aim to attract and retain employees who live our Values.

Collaborative – We work together to create the extraordinary.

Creative – We foster creativity & excellence to create value for our brands and business.

Courageous - We are agile, entrepreneurial & we own our future

Connected - We stay connected and ensure we are always consumer first.

Committed - We are responsible for our impact on other & the planet.

Have a good day, every day with ghd.

We're passionate about innovation, not only in our products, but working to constantly innovate our place of work, creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.