Accountant Assistant

Scope and purpose of the role:

The Accounting Assistant will focus on AP, and manage daily running tasks within that area, but also be the backup for other colleagues within the team. This role will support the team with daily bookkeeping and various ad hoc tasks and support in the monthly closing process. Therefore, experience in, and understanding of finance and general bookkeeping is an advantage.

By working proactively, this role will also identify and drive optimized ways of working and process improvements. The accounting team is working closely together, with a vision of being proactive and efficient and you will be an integral part of the team.



Personal qualifications / competencies:

Language: Swedish fluently and high level of written and oral English



Qualifications/experience

Essential:

Proactive, good at taking own initiatives, accountable and future oriented

Ability to work well under pressure

Attention to detail

Problem solving skills

Interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and develop relations with colleagues and suppliers

Flexible approach to work

Ability to multitask

Experience from Accounts Payable (AR) and Accounts Receivable (AP)

Knowledge of General Accounting

Good Excel skills



Desirable:

Experience from Retail business



Educational / minimum requirements:

Minimum High School degree, economics accounting



Job responsibilities:

As per below, but not limited to:



AP

Main responsibility for all vendor invoices for all stores handled by FAS

Responsible for maintaining the vendor register and ensuring good internal control in vendor data content and handling

Maintain a Supplier List

Vendor invoice handling

Maintain the approval matrix

Support with supplier payments

Overdue payables monitoring, handling of incoming Reminders and Incasso



Accounting

Assist the accountants with daily bookkeeping

Assist during Month-end and Year-end closings

Bank account reconciliations

Support with



AR

Support with registering incoming payments in the bank