Senior Accountant

In the context of succession planning, the LIH is looking to recruit for the Finance department, a Lux Gaap Senior Accountant, she/he should have in-depth knowledge of the following areas:

• Accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting
• Fixed-assets and grants
• VAT
• Perfect knowledge of LUX Gaap accounting principles
• Complex Analytical Accounting
• Cash Management

Key Accountabilities

The Senior Accountant will initially manage:

• Customers invoicing based on contracts
• Prepaid charges
• Analytical maintenance of the Institute accounts
• Supervision of primary accounting entries
• Preparation of VAT declarations
• Reconciliation and analysis of balance sheet accounts
• Preparation of legal reporting
• Preparation of the annual accounts of the Institute

The Senior Accountant will also be:

• The point of contact for projects and statutory audits falling within their area of responsibility

The Senior Accountant will provided backup for:

• Management of fixed assets
• Accounting and reconciliation of salaries/timesheets
• Cash management
• Invoicing for customers and suppliers

Succession planning :
In a second phase, the Senior Accountant will be required to take on additional responsibilities such as overseeing analytical accounting, ad-hoc projects (ERP), and supervising the activities of the accounting team.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Higher education in accounting (Bac+3)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Luxembourg, ideally within a public institution
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex general and analytical accounting
• Excellent command of accounting standards and principles, as well as VAT
• Familiar with one or more management software (ERP)
• Initial experience in team management
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel (advanced level)
• You are autonomous, methodical, and rigorous
• Good deadline management
• You are curious and proactive
• You enjoy working in a team and willingly help your colleagues
• Flexible, you adapt your schedule according to the needs of the service
• Language skills: Perfect command of French and English, both orally and in writing.