Senior accountant

Reporting to the Finance Manager of the Luxembourg organisation (100 % position), you will enjoy the opportunity to be involved in the accounting and administration of Luxembourg-based unregulated companies (“SOPARFIs”), mainly active in the private equity industry.

Main tasks include:

• Managing the local quarterly and year-end reporting process and the preparation of the statutory financial statements of the Luxembourg based entities and other ad-hoc financial reporting requests
• Preparing financial part of the board meetings of these SOPARFIs
• Handling the day-to-day financial activities and administration of the entities, incl. payment execution
• Ensure timely and accurate management and financial reporting based on group instructions
• Ensure that all tax returns, tax declarations and other required reports are submitted accurately and on time
• Support management on finance related special projects
• Liaising with colleagues inside and outside Luxembourg
• Taking over work from colleagues at busy times or in the event of sickness/holidays.

Formal education

• Holds at least a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance

Work experience

• At least 3 to 6 years post qualification business experience in accounting and finance / experienced working in an international environment
• Has an understanding of complicated legal and accounting structures, preferably in a private equity environment
• Has a good understanding of Luxembourg GAAP, with knowledge of IFRS an advantage
• Good understanding of MS Office tools (Microsoft Dynamics)
• Ideally experienced coordination of IT projects
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills

Soft skills

• Understands what it means to work in a relatively small organisation, with a hands-on, “can-do” attitude (problem-solving attitude)
• Is able to find the right balance between working independently and being a team player
• Strong personality, but at the same time neither dominant nor striving to monopolise an area of expertise
• Shows strong commitment to own work and achieving objectives
• Able to respond to occasional tight deadlines and to work under pressure without losing the ability to safeguard the required accuracy
• You are team-oriented, service-oriented and responsible person, and you are characterised by courteous manners. In hectic phases you keep calm, stay positive, have necessary overview and act organised with an eye for detail
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, flexible and stress-resistant by nature and able to proactively reprioritise tasks as needed
• Set high standards regarding the quality of services and acts accordingly (curiosity, credibility, continuous improvement)
• Trustworthiness, unquestionable integrity and high ethical standards

Language skills

• Fluent in English (both written and spoken, as internal business language)
• A knowledge of German would be an advantage

The Luxembourg office forms part of an international advisory office (family office) providing tax, legal and financial services, as well as services in the field of asset and wealth management. The human-sized organisation is characterised by a high level of professionalism and integrity. Quality and service are key values.