Role purpose: Responsible for managing and executing accounting principles and to analyse and process financial documentation and prepare financial reports as requested by management.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
Month-end closing:
· Opening and Closure of AP Ledger/AR Ledger/Nominal Ledger for the current and following period
· Standard Journal Entries
· Align Prepayments and Accrual accounts.
· Fixed Asset module maintenance
· Review of P/L and B/S before closure
· Generate/ Supervise to creation of the monthly Management accounts for your respective entities
· Review Bank and Supplier reconciliations
· Reply to ad hoc queries in relation to management accounts
· Managing and supporting a team of 4-5 persons
· Review of Payment Runs both monthly and weekly
Other key Tasks:
· Cash flow forecast to be updated on a monthly basis for entities under your remit;
· Malta – Quarterly returns – checking and preparing VAT return
· Checking of Management Receipts and Costings;
· Support Data collection for Interim/ Year end Audit and coordinating with auditors;
· Support Head of Finance with Quarterly Group Consolidation preparation
· Co-ordinate with Bank relationship officer re: Bank queries;
· Ad hoc duties (include monitoring Loan Drawdowns, Contracts, checking BOQ’s, etc.).
· Ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures and internal controls;
· Monthly review meetings with direct reports
Core competencies, knowledge and experience
· A qualified accountant with over 3 years of relevant experience at this level
· Ideally have experience within the retail industry
· Ability to mentor, motivate and inspire the assigned direct reports and Junior staff members
· Financial accounting business acumen
· Competent financial modelling skills in Excel
Hudson’s focus is on the development of brands, mainly in the fashion and sportswear sectors. We, first and foremost, take time to understand the Brand, to identify the potential consumer and create distribution strategies and retail experiences, to roll out the brand in target territories. Our focus markets are Europe & Africa, specifically Malta, Italy, Cyprus, Algeria, Morocco and Nigeria, with people on the ground, a wealth of experience and strong local partners with whom we can make the difference. We recruit experienced multicultural and knowledgeable teams focused on results. We deliver the results that our partners expect and give them the peace of mind that they demand.
CONTACT US
Hudson House
Triq Burmarrad
Burmarrad, SPB9060
Malta
