Location
Barcelona | Spain
Job description
Your role
will require you to work closely with the People departments in the different countries, in order to optimize and standardize the integration of all payrolls into our financial accounts.
This will also require a reasonable understanding of the specifics by country in which we operate.
As General Accountant, you will have to organize your tasks in a proactive manner, ensuring that collaboration with other departments is fully mobilized and meeting the deadlines.
You will be part of a team working for other countries, and have to be able to support and be the backup for.
You will report to the GL Payroll Team Leader and ensure anticipation of topics are covered, plus proposing actions to improve processes which will need to be prioritized.
Your position covers companies on defined perimeters, but may be subject to changes.
You will work closely with the Regional Finance, FP&A and Fin Corporate teams, with whom you will ensure a good working relationship.
You will make sure that requests, pre-qualified by the front desk are delivered in a pre-defined deadline in conjunction with the front desk.
You will also make sure that your monthly analysis respects the need for presenting data to our stakeholders.
The job evolves in a SOX compliant environment. You will ensure the delivery of your SOX controls in a timely manner and with the expected level of quality.
Your tasks will include :
- Daily : Control of payroll proposals addressed by People departmentControl of payroll performed by our external provider, integration in SAP as well as holiday paySanity check on payroll and associated itemsCollaboration to the cash landing and cash forecast processes
- Month end closing : Review and recording of all payroll journalsRecording of all accounting entries relating to bonus and vacation pay accrualsFull reconciliation and documentation of both Balance Sheet and P&L positions related to payrollAnalysis of movements in all payroll related balance sheet accountsPreparation of SOX controlsAnalysis and understanding of all major variances in social charge ratiosFollow up on prior month points raised to People Department
- Scalability : Propose ideas to harmonize & standardize the payroll accounting for all Criteo entitiesIntegrate new countries or acquisitions into standard Criteo processes.
- Relationship with audit : Collaboration to all PBC payroll related requests and their appropriate analysis on a quarterly and yearly basis.
- Other ad-hoc projects / tasksAs appropriate
Who You Are :
- Minimum Five Years practical accounting experience including specialization in payroll accounting for both French and foreign entities
- Accounting Qualification (Business School)
- Experience of working in a SOX Environment
- Good working knowledge of SAP
- Experience of working in a fast moving, complex international environment
- Fluent English any other languages a plus
- Results driven
- Highly organized and autonomous
- Excellent communication skills
- Dynamic and Flexible approach to work
- A team player
- Strong excel skill
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