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Company Description Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world.

Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description Overall, Purpose / Context / Objective of the position Day to day management of the team, ensuring workload is allocated and prioritized. Provide statistical information for management and reporting purposes. Ensures compliance with internal control processes and controls and maintenance of ethical business standards.

Main responsibilities:

  • Establish team objectives and measure performance.
  • Provide support, counsel and develop staff whilst ensuring sufficient backfill experience to maintain business continuity.
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of all General ledger transactions processed for the respective Client entities in accordance with the Internal and External Accounting Guidelines.
  • Authority to sign journals and reconciliation forms according to Client’s policies.
  • To maintain all General ledger accounts, master records in line with client’s CCOA.
  • To coordinate all accounting activities associated with bank transactions, fixed assets, inventory, trade receivable / payables, factoring, employee/tax payables, as well as other accounting activities associated with client specific business transactions.
  • To prepare and process manual journals to ensure the General ledger is reflective of all relevant transactions for inclusion in the P&L account and Balance sheet in the reporting period. Ensure the manual journal is with the proper back-up and signed off as per the authorization matrix.
  • To coordinate and reconcile all intercompany activities with other Client entities in line with Clients’ accounting policies.
  • Agreement of intercompany balances with particular intercompany entities in IPS on a monthly basis.
  • To ensure intercompany TB accounts are matching at month end with IPS.
  • Resolve all the differences with the intercompany accounting team.
  • Preparation of trial balance. Preparation of Profit and Loss Report.
  • Finance reporting according to the IFRS.
  • Preparation and timely submission of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting schedules in accordance with client’s reporting requirements.
  • Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts within client’s deadlines.
  • To ensure all reconciling items are cleared in a timely manner.
  • Monitor and escalate ageing issues on a monthly basis.
  • To prepare monthly SAG analysis, compare MoM movements on SAG accounts and communicate significant changes in the monthly values to the client.
  • To prepare and submit monthly/quarterly VAT/Intrastat reports according to client’s requirements.
  • Sign journals and reconciliation forms according to Client’s policies.
  • Ensure processes are documented and up to date.
  • Identifies areas of improvement and assists in process improvement.
  • Take proactive actions towards improving performance and development of strategies for meeting goals.
  • Allocate and prioritize work among team members to ensure all data is processed in a timely, accurate, and effective manner. Set targets and monitor progress.
  • Participate in the recruitment and selection process for new hires. Ensure integration and training of the new team members.
  • Ensure sufficient coverage across team at all times.
  • Manage absence (holidays, sickness) reports of team members and ensure that team members are present and punctual, manage disciplinary issues in collaboration with HR.
  • Ensures the production of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in a timely manner.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls.
  • Contributes to all team objectives and deadlines.
  • Undertakes as directed on ad-hoc projects, investigations, and analysis.
Education Part qualified or qualified accountant or Degree equivalent.

Experience

  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in an accounting position.
  • Experience/knowledge in IFRS/US GAAP is an advantage.
  • Experience in a multinational environment is an advantage.
Knowledge /Technical & Functional Skills
  • Fluency in English language
  • Knowledge in another European language is an advantage.
  • Good user knowledge of MS Office especially Excel and outlook.
  • SAP experience/kn
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