General Accountant - Temporary Milano

General Accountant - Temporary
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

General Accountant - Temporary** **-** **MIL0075

**Description

**A brighter future awaits you

We create brighter futures - for our customers and for people like you who want to join our team, make a difference and go further.

As Jr Financial Accontant, you'll be part of a growing global business with a presence in over 40 countries.

Which means you'll have brighter opportunities to make a positive impact on our business and your career.

This could include involvement in cutting edge new product development and international collaborations.

For a big company, we feel small.

You'll join a friendly team that's open, flexible and respectful of each other's differences.

We live by 4 values which define our unique culture; we are dedicated, we are inventive, we are friendly, we are partners.

To help us achieve our goals, we'll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

We are brighter together, we're the type of place where you can be yourself, whoever you are - we'll achieve amazing things.

If you share our vision of helping our customers see more clearly every day, get in touch.

All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

**Job Summary

This is a temporary position for 9 months that will report into the Italian Business Controller.

The role of the Junior financial Analyst is to support the Italy Business Controller in key tasks that ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, continued compliance with internal controls and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

He is also responsible for the Company treasury and Cash department.

The position is based in CooperVision's Italy office in Lainate, Milano.

**Essential Functions & Accountabilities

- Prepare monthly reporting and basic information to process accounting month end.

- Assure monthly revenues and costs (and units sold) are correctly reported in the systems.

- Assure correct alignment between GL and management reporting.

- Assist in the preparation of the statutory accounts, as also with internal and external audit.

- Implementing appropriate financial controls in particular those relating to SOX.

Guarantee control and supervision.

- Perform statement reconciliations.

- Assist in Budget preparation and controlling.

- Manage IC billing and reconciliations.

- Assure proper Cash flow management and communication to Headquarters.

- Ensure timely payment of supplier invoices

- Co-ordination and reconciliation of bank accounts including administration of company credit cards and cashbooks

(monthly cashflow reporting, to report daily cash movements and operate the electronic bank reporting software)

- Any other related duties connected with the Company's business.

- Maintain the company bank accounts and cashbooks.

- Provide Business Controller information and analysts about business performance (by Product, by customer)

- Assure proper communication flows with GM and other Company departments

- Provide period over period and period over budget analysis

**Qualifications

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Good level of accounting expertise.

Working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX.

- Up to date knowledge of fiscal laws and regulations issued by the Government.

- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

- Self-motivated with a high level of initiative

- Great teamwork attitude.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent relationship skills at all levels.

- Strong influencing skills.

- Ability to plan and prioritize with a flexible and positive mind set.

- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail, proof reading and collating complex information into reports.

- Problem solving.

- Ability to learn quickly and manage workload in a cooperative and demanding environment.

- Respectful, honest and reliable with a high integrity sense.

- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point & Outlook.

- Experience of Hyperion, Oracle and/or Cognos are a must

- Good English knowledge, both written and spoken.

**Work Environment**:

- Based in Lainate, Milano in a normal office environment.

- High level of computer usage.

- Multi-cultural environment, with regional and global interactions.

- Must be prepared to work extended hours on occasion.

**Experience**:

- At least 5 years' relevant work experience within Finance.

- Preferred prior experience in a European subsidiary of a US multi-national

- Experience of a matrix style organization

**Education**:

- Degree in Business Administration or similar degree.

**Job**: Finance

**Primary Location**: Italy-Milan

**Organization**: CVI Finance

**Schedule**: Full-time

**Unposting Date**: Ongoing