Assistant Accountant - Nordics

Are you ready to elevate your accounting career? We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant for the Nordics region. In this crucial role, you'll report to the Nordics Financial Accountant and ensure our month-end processes for Nordic entities are seamless, accurate, and complete.

Your Impactful Responsibilities

• Invoice Processing: Handle Purchase and Sales Ledger invoices as needed.


• Expenses Management: Process and verify credit card expenses efficiently.


• Payment Runs: Manage and execute smooth payment runs.


• Supplier Onboarding: Facilitate the onboarding of new suppliers.


• Bank Transactions: Accurately account for all bank transactions.


• Financial Accounting: Manage prepayments, accruals, IC, and FX accounting meticulously.


• Reconciliations: Prepare detailed bank and balance sheet reconciliations.


• Month-End Support: Assist the Financial Accountant with crucial month-end tasks.


• Ad Hoc Tasks: Tackle tasks as directed by the Head of Group Finance Shared Services and Local Operations Director.
  
  Qualifications: AAT qualified or foundation level of ACCA preferred.


• Experience: Proven experience within a corporate finance team.


• Technical Skills: Competent MS Excel user.


• Attention to Detail: Exceptional accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.


• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and German.


• Customer Service: Strong customer service skills.


• Team Player: An enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude.


• Initiative: Proactive, with a desire to take ownership and use initiative.


• Time Management: Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise workload, and manage time effectively.


• Learning and Growth: Strong desire to learn and progress in your career.


• Independence: Ability to prioritise and work unsupervised., If you are a motivated and detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for excellence, we want to hear from you!
  
  Advantage Smollan is a global provider of outsourced sales and marketing solutions for the world's most successful brand owners and retailers. Leveraging its global structure, the company consistently creates and delivers industry-leading commerce solutions, enabling its customers to sell and market more effectively.

Founded in 2015, Advantage Smollan is the result of a strategic international partnership between Advantage Solutions (based in the US and listed on Nasdaq) and Global Smollan Holdings (based in South Africa). It comprises a closely integrated network of market-leading portfolio companies based predominantly in the UK and Europe.
The staff at Advantage Smollan contribute to and benefit from a highly collegiate, supportive and diverse culture. The company places people at the centre of everything it does, creating an extraordinary experience for its staff, customers and other business partners.

For more information on Advantage Smollan, please visit www.advantagesmollan.com. For more information on Advantage Solutions and Smollan, please visit www.advantagesolutions.net and www.smollan.com, respectively.

We are committed to ensuring we have an open, safe and accepting workplace that enables all our colleagues to be themselves and thrive at work. Whilst we wouldn't claim to be perfect, we are constantly improving how we support and promote diversity within our business and our communities.


• Competitive Package: Benefit from a competitive salary and annual company bonus.


• Generous Leave: 24 days annual leave (increasing annually up to 29 days) + bank holidays.


• Supportive Team Environment: Be part of a supportive and collaborative team.


• Flexible Work: Enjoy a hybrid working environment offering flexibility.


• Comprehensive Training: Receive full training and ongoing support to fulfil your role to the best of your potential.


• Career Opportunities: Access great career opportunities for growth and advancement.


• Additional Benefits: Medicash, enhanced sick leave, enhanced pension, enhanced paternity, maternity & adoption leave, electric car buying scheme, life assurance, Perkbox, and Taste Card.