Finance - Operational Assistant (M/F)

Company description

Sofitex Talent Recruitment
Fort d'une expérience de plus de 30 ans dans les Ressources Humaines, Sofitex est un réseau international de Travail Temporaire et de Placement en CDI. Sofitex fonde sa dynamique et son succès sur le professionnalisme de ses équipes, sa forte réactivité et sa proximité.

Job description

For one of our clients, a European Institution located in Luxembourg Kirchberg, Sofitex Talent is currently looking for an:

Finance - Operational Assistant (M/F)

Location:

Financial Control Division – Financial Operations Unit

Purpose:

The successful candidate will bring operational support to the Financial Operations Unit (“FO”).

Operating network:

The incumbent will report to the Head of the Financial Operations Unit and will work under the close guidance and supervision of the officer and of the Head of Unit as well as in close collaboration with the members of the team, the Financial Control Division and other internal services.

Responsibilities:

The selected candidate will:

• Prepare payment instructions related to business activities (private equity, Guarantees, Micro-finance) and to administrative expenses.

• Provide efficient back-up for the other members of the FO team during the holidays period

• Ensure payment instructions are sent timely to the banks and booked in the accounting system;

• Prepare the necessary documentation related to internal treasury operations;

• Establish, organise and maintain the filing systems for easy access and retrieval of information;

• Assist the team in meeting deadlines, preparing and implementing procedures;

• When required provide assistance to external auditors;

• Keep internal clients informed of the status of their requests;

• Contribute occasionally to specific projects of the Unit.

Required profile

Qualifications:

• Certified secondary-level education with further studies in accounting;

• First work experience (between 3 and 5 years) within Finance, Accounting or similar back-office service; Previous experience in an international financial organisation would be an advantage;

• Good IT skills (standard Office tools). Some experience of PeopleSoft Financials or Business Objects would be an asset;

Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Knowledge of another European language would be an advantage.

Personal Qualities:

• Able to organise work, set priorities and meet deadlines;

• Rigorous with attention to detail;

• With sense of initiative and problem-solving approach;

• Self-reliant and self-disciplined;

• With excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit;

• Flexible and adaptable

This is an opportunity for an initial contract of 2 months, with possible extensions afterwards.

Salary ranges between 3,350€ and 5,300€ gross per month, depending on experience.