Assistant Financial Accountant - 18 Month FTC

Job Description

The Estée Lauder Companies is currently recruiting for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join an experienced and committed team at Whitman Laboratories whereas a team we manufacture around a fifth of Estée Lauder’s global sales output.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. As the global leader in prestige beauty, we touch over half a billion consumers a year. Our Company's products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names:

Aveda, BECCA, Bobbi Brown, Bumble and Bumble, Clinique, DKNY, Estée Lauder, GLAMGLOW, Jo Malone London, Kiton, La Mer, Lab Series, MAC, Michael Kors, Origins, Smashbox, Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger, Too Faced and many more.

The successful candidate will assist the Financial Accounting Manager with the efficient, accurate and timely completion of the month end processes and reporting, in addition to the day to day demands of the Financial Accounting department.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for performing month end tasks including:
  • Posting journals and account reconciliations.
  • Intercompany rebilling.
  • Various additional month end reporting.
  • Completion of sales reporting and margin analysis.
• Support the Financial Accounting Manager.
• Administrative tasks.
• Assist in maintaining and monitoring performance of outsourced R2R team.
• Government statistical reporting.

NOTE: the above list is not in order of priority and other tasks may be required of the job holder from time to time.

Qualifications

Characteristics a successful candidate will have:

• Technical understanding and/or theory of financial accounting.
• University Degree relating to Finance and/or Accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Well organised and an attention to detail.

If you enjoy working in an environment where you can make a difference, and work within a unique culture, we would love to hear from you.

Job: Finance & Accounting
Primary Location: GB-ENG-Petersfield
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
Job Number: 207070
Estee Lauder Companies is an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.