Financial Accountant - EMEA (3 Month FTC)

As a Financial Accountant for EMEA, you will be responsible for ensuring the ledgers are spotless, monitor data and prepare accurate reports, you will be keen to learn and enjoy a fast-paced working environment. The pace of growth in the industry will mean that you will need to be a self-starter, flexible and able to manage many different work streams at once. The role itself will be accountable for our Swiss and Norwegian entities and has the scope to develop more as well as assist the EMEA Financial Controller on various projects and ad-hoc tasks.

Position to start as soon as possible on a 3 month FTC

Who We Are

At Ten our goal is simple, to become the most trusted service business in the world.

We are already the global market leader for lifestyle management and concierge services, providing services from a 22 strong global office network with over 800 employees. We use our expertise, technology and buying power to grant our members direct access to the best travel, live entertainment, dining and luxury retail services. We also work closely with suppliers to provide exclusively negotiated benefits and employee loyalty schemes.

We deliver our service through a combination of Ten's proprietary, unique technology-enabled platform and the expertise of our highly trained lifestyle managers. Ten is growing quickly and has ambitious plans to keep innovating, inspiring and to continue to improve the lives of millions of members.

To find out more about working at Ten, hear from some of our people and have a sneak peek at our offices, please watch this short video here.

Periodic Financial Analysis and Reporting

• Perform the monthly close process for EMEA business entities. This includes preparation of monthly schedules, journals and analytical review.
• Balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Statutory and Management reporting for our Swiss subsidiary
• Liaising with local accountants and uploading accurate TBs for other relevant entities.
• Preparation of VAT returns and submission
• Monthly closure of bank including reconciliation and revaluations.
• Perform Intercompany reconciliations and Funding for subsidiaries, when required.
• Coding and maintaining the Asset registers and monthly accounting of depreciation.
• Own and oversee all Prepayments and Accruals.
• Credit card reconciliations.
• Ownership of the Account Payable & Receivable function - invoices, authorisations, payments, receipts, cost centres etc.
• Monitoring of Aged Debtors and Creditors
• Supporting Ops teams by providing necessary reports and analysis

Payroll

• Processing payroll for the relevant entities (payments), including posing the journals, payments to Authorities, PAYE and other payroll reconciliations, as well as submission if and when needed. (Knowledge of payroll will be highly beneficial)
• Reporting and compliance with regulatory and Tax authorities, and our travel licensing & bonding associations.
• Preparation of Swiss Statutory Accounts, Annual minutes & necessary documentation
• Taking a lead on local Audits and liaising with auditors
• Preparing audit deliverables to deadlines and assisting in Group audits
• Improving and maintaining the Cashflow for the relevant business entities.
• Contributing to deliver EMEA Cash Flash on working day 1 of the month end process.
• Ensuring the banking controls are adhered to, uploading or authorising payments as needed- The role needs to be a Trusted banking authoriser.
• Being point of contact for our banking partners with the support of the FC.

Audit & Compliance

• Reporting and compliance with regulatory and Tax authorities, and our travel licensing & bonding associations.
• Preparation of Swiss Statutory Accounts, Annual minutes & necessary documentation
• Taking a lead on local Audits and liaising with auditors
• Preparing audit deliverables to deadlines and assisting in Group audits

Cashflow Reporting

• Improving and maintaining the Cashflow for the relevant business entities.
• Contributing to deliver EMEA Cash Flash on working day 1 of the month end process.
• Ensuring the banking controls are adhered to, uploading or authorising payments as needed- The role needs to be a Trusted banking authoriser.
• Being point of contact for our banking partners with the support of the FC.

Other Responsibilities

• Supporting EMEA Financial Controller on projects and tasks.
• Working closely and supporting local management and business (Switzerland/Norway/Other)
• Business partnering with the global finance team and wider business.
• Play an active role in improving controls within the accounting systems and processes
• Any other tasks and projects required by the wider finance team, on an ad-hoc basis.

Requirements

Skills And Qualifications

• Candidate will need to be based in Cape Town

• Newly Qualified/Finalist - ACCA, CIMA, ACA or Equivalent
• Outstanding analytical and mathematical skills
• Deliver to tight deadlines, for example, month end closures.
• Respect confidentiality that comes with responsibility.
• Proficient in Excel
• Self-motivation, excellent communication, teamworking, and interpersonal skills
• An analytical mind, keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data
• Experience in a Hospitality/Travel industry preferred.
• Previous experience is handling accounting and reporting within Europe beneficial.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central (Previously Navision) but not essential

Benefits

Our people are at the heart of the business and we have a culture of recognition and reward - both through regular appraisals but also annual Extra Mile Awards where we celebrate those who have gone that extra mile in their role. We also encourage all our staff to incorporate their aspirations and interests into their career at Ten and we are there every step of the way in supporting development.

All our employees also enjoy a range of benefits regardless of where they are based. Not only do we offer a remote work option, but employees also get 3 extra days of annual leave in their third year and an extra month of every 5 years. In line with these milestone lengths of service, we also operate a Ten Loyalty Reward program - this is a bonus (although we prefer to refer to this as 'extra spending money') that is awarded once these milestones are reached. The thinking behind the program is that not only does it recognise and reward commitment and loyalty to the business, but it can also be used to fund the adventures to be had during sabbaticals - this is the main intention and driving force behind the program. We want to give our people extra spending money so that they can truly enjoy their sabbaticals.

Other benefits that Ten offer, specific to the South Africa office, range between access to ICAS Employee Health and Wellness (EHWP) services which are confidential and free for all employees to use, all the way through to various discounts on both travel and entertainment events (the latter is of course available regardless of location). There are also lots of social events throughout the year as well as a break-out room where employees can relax (or, if they wish, play one of the numerous games we provide!) whilst enjoying our latest fruit drop.

We also offer a company contribution towards medical aid, transport home for those working a late shift (applies to those who don't have a car) and, one of our more popular perks, working holiday opportunities with the ability to work from any of our 20+ offices without taking annual leave.

Preference will be given to candidates in alignment with the employment equity plan of the organization

Ten works with a small Preferred Suppliers List currently, focused on specialists in each location. Please note we are not accepting any further agencies onto our PSL at this time.