Role description

The Financial Accounting Department Economist is a key role responsible for overseeing the financial operations, accounting processes, and treasury management of the company. This role requires a strong understanding of bookkeeping, financial reporting, tax preparation, and administrative procedures. The Economist will ensure compliance with accounting standards, optimize financial resources, and collaborate with various departments to improve efficiency and workflow. The role also involves contributing to strategic financial planning and budgeting, while ensuring that the company’s financial goals are met.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping Management: Accounting registration and daily accounting management, as well as the preparation of month-end closings.
• Administration Management: Daily customer service management, supplier invoice management, bank reconciliation (and bank transaction registrations) and a problem-solving approach for administrative incidences, among others.
• Month-end Closing: Preparation and reporting of month-end closings in collaboration with other departments, and reporting preparing for Management and Headquarters.
• Taxes review: Preparation of the information for tax calculation (VAT, CIT, withholding,…) and review of them.
• Treasury Management: Follow-up and management of the company treasury, trying to optimize it and being proactive. Establishment of controls and procedures on accounts receivable and accounts payable, preparation of treasury forecasts. Relationship with banks and with the electronic bank portal.
• Planning and Coordination: Develop and implement admnistrative controls, procedures and effective strategies in order to optimize the internal procedures, assuring the efficiency of the resources in a continuous improvement atmosphere.
• Interdepartamental collaboration: Work closely with other departments and other subsidiaries in order to guarantee a fluent and effective communication and a proper implementation of administrative procedures.
• Budgeting and ad-hoc reports: Take part in the elaboration of the yearly Budget, subsequent forecasts as well as the preparation of ad-hoc reports requested by Management. Supervision of the financial activities of the company in order to assure the fulfilment of the financial goals of the company.

Requirements

• Professional Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in administrative and accounting roles, preferably in the logistics sector. Experience in accounting management and taxes.
• Education: Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management or similar.
• Technical skills: Strong knowledge of administrative softwares and ERPs, as well as advanced skills on Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel).
• Soft Skills: Good communication skills, with a proactive and continuous improvement approach, ability to look other departments and tasks in order to improve the company work-flow.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication in English, advanced level (B2/C1).