Opportunities at TEAM LEWIS

Job title                     Senior Finance Assistant – Central Europe

Based                          London HQ

TEAM LEWIS is looking for an ambitious, proactive individual who is looking to develop their finance skills! You will have exposure to the day-to-day transactional activities, develop experience on our accounting systems, learn from a highly experienced team with a focus on your career trajectory in finance and discuss potential study support opportunities with you!

This is an opportunity that will suit someone with a strong entrepreneurial spirit who thrives on challenges and is keen to work in a fast paced, international environment.  

We’re building a team of bold, agile and inquisitive people that love driving our team success, We come from all walks of life and collaborate as one team. We have fun in the process and don’t take ourselves too seriously – something that we believe is key to enabling the best people do their best work.

What will you do?
The opportunity to work closely with the European (in particular, Germany) finance team on day-to-day transactional activities and wider finance projects and tasks.

Key responsibilities and tasks

Treasury and Cash Management

• Post all incoming and outgoing cash onto NetSuite
• Reconcile bank accounts to NetSuite on a weekly basis
• Ensures sufficient funds are available for payment of suppliers, taxes, and monthly payroll
• Main point of contact for all cash queries

Accounts Payable

• Obtain approval for all purchase/supplier invoices and post onto NetSuite
• Review purchase ledger regularly and chases missing AP invoices
• Ensure timely payments are made to suppliers within credit terms each month
• Ensure supplier ledgers are fully reconciled on NetSuite
• Maintain and updates supplier ledgers with bank details regularly
• Review employees’ expenses and processes payment
• Reconcile and post credit cards onto NetSuite each month
• Main point of contact for all accounts payable queries

Other responsibilities

• Assist in the year-end audit process 
• Provide cover for team members during vacation/illness/vacancy periods
• Train and educate non-finance colleagues to ensure finance processes are correctly fulfilled
• Compile ad-hoc reports and/or analysis as and when required
• Add new project and task codes onto ClickTime system (times sheet system) and maintain current data
• Ad hoc duties as required

About you

• 2+ years accounting and finance experience would be ideal
• Spoken and written German language would be preferred but not a prerequisite
• Ideally experienced on NetSuite accounting system
• Part qualified, or wanting to commence professional examinations (a study support package will be provided)
• Strong attention to detail
• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Willingness to undertake periodic travel to Germany (Munich & Düsseldorf)
• Collaborative self-starter with initiative, who is goal driven
• Energetic, confident, charismatic - a credible team player 

Key relationships

• Financial Controller (London based) – line manager
• Finance Director, Europe (Munich based)
• London based finance team
• General Managers, Associate and Account Directors (Germany)
• External parties: suppliers and clients

About TEAM LEWIS  

We are a global marketing agency that has gone from start-up to multi-national in little over two decades. We believe that three things are essential to our continuing success: our talented people, our ambitious clients and our culture. We focus on people over process and encourage creativity and experimentation. Exceeding expectations by challenging the status quo is our passion. This approach that has helped us win many prestigious awards, including Cannes Lions, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, Global Digital Excellence.

At the heart of the business is the TEAM LEWIS Foundation (TLF). A non-profit charitable entity, funded by TEAM LEWIS, the TLF makes grants to support individuals undertaking charitable activities and charitable organisations in achieving their goals. The TLF promotes social, cultural, economic and environmental innovation that benefits society. It aims to strengthen the bonds between the communications industry, businesses, governments and non-profits. In 2021, the TLF granted $1 million to small and large organisations all over the globe. The goal in 2022 is to grant $5 million. Community charities are championed by TEAM LEWIS’ employees, who volunteer their time and skills to maximise the grants’ effectiveness

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities for this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time.

TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and fostering an environment focused on equality, empowerment, and respect. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that supports and celebrates our diversity. We continue to invest in our efforts to ensure that TEAM LEWIS is a place where everyone can thrive.

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