Finance Administrator - NE - Maternity cover

Diesel has long been a leading pioneer in denim and casual fashion, known for moving outside and ahead of trends in its industry. While retaining always its DNA, in recent years Diesel has evolved into the world of premium casual wear, becoming a true alternative to the established luxury market. Diesel is a truly worldwide organization. It is present in more than 80 countries with 5,000 points of sale, including more than 400 company owned stores.

This role provides financial, administrative and accounting support to the company and region.

This role is responsible for making sure that the Northern Europe accounts payable, administrative and fiscal compliance tasks are processed correctly and efficiently to expected deadlines. The role also has responsibility for processing travel and other employee expense claims. In addition, the role holds the responsibility to support and maintain an accurate MM flow and support the commercial team in the PO process.

• Process purchase invoices in regional context
• Process travel and other claims in the group travel management system and control that policies are respected
• Verifies and controls indirect taxes related to purchase invoices as well as claims
• Supports HQ SSC in order to solve any anomalies in the account payables process and assist on AP ledger reconciliation
• Monitor vendors’ ledger and collaborate with HQ Treasury Dept. for timely payments to suppliers
• Develops processes and tools for accounting together with HQ across the commercial team
• Perform timely and accurate cash flow forecasts
• Check the accurate recording of VAT and assist HQ SSC and KPMG with the VAT returns and payments
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations in a timely manner for what concerns accounts payable, accrued liabilities, prepaid expenses etc.
• Assists Diesel Northern Europe Finance & Amin Manager on daily and extraordinary accounting and fiscal tasks.

As the role will involve considerable liaison with other people internally and externally, it is essential to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a team player able to handle matters of great confidentiality.

• Experience in Accounts Payable ledger
• Familiar with local Tax and Invoicing rules
• Accountancy qualification preferred

• Confidential and acts with discretion
• Attention to detail and accuracy working to deadline
• Possesses problem solving skills
• Organized, proactive
• Flexible ‘can do’ attitude
• Team player and solution based thinker

• Advanced Excel
• Invoice Management systems
• SAP
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office