ZURU Toys

Accounts Receivable Specialist (French/German)

ZURU Toys  •  Warsaw, PL (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

About ZURU
ZURU is on a mission to disrupt industries, challenge the status quo, and catalyze change through radical innovation and advances in automation. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; and ZURU Edge is pioneering new-generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.
Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5,000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.
One of the largest toy companies in the world, our globally recognized and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns, and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Millie Moon, RASCALS, BONKERS Pet Treats, DAISE Beauty, and GUMI YUM Surprise and more!

To succeed in this role, you should go beyond routine accounts receivable (AR) operations and demonstrate strong professional accounting expertise. A solid understanding of closing processes, combined with a logical and structured mindset, is essential. You should also act as a reliable business partner, contributing insights and supporting decision-making. Strong interpersonal skills are key—being able to collaborate effectively with team members and communicate clearly across functions will be critical to your success.

Key Responsibilities

Perform daily AR accounting operating, including journal booking, intercompany activities and reconciliation etc. for France and Germany.

- Make sure it’s accurate and on a timely basis

- Ensure all transactions comply with company policies and accounting standards

Process, verify and clear receivables by appropriate measures in alignment with Sales team, as well as liaising customers for reconciliations. Take care of bad debt booking and tracking.

- Major customers should provide confirmation letter or reconciliation accumulated.

- Clear the customer payment timely and report the difference or error of payment to sales team

Conduct monthly closing processes efficiently with high quality.

- Prepare and submit regular accounts receivable report, and check the invoices to match with sales orders. Work with M&O team to solve the invoice issues to make sure monthly closing smoothly.

AR aging/ reconciliation and reporting on a monthly basis. Work with internal SAP team to optimize automatic reporting system or processing.

- Monthly AR provision calculation and booking. Ensure all promotions can be accrued accurately. Prepare and analysis on monthly Aging report. Work with M&O team and sales team for payment chasing and clearing.

Corporate with oversea local auditors, prepare internal and external audit.

- send the monthly AR reports and details to local accounting team, and work with them to ensure the accounting accounts can match with accounting team monthly, and provide reports and materials to auditors

-Provide necessary support to the tax team for tax audits.

-Support the audit team in auditing the accounts receivable modules.

-Fully support on EU entities AR reconciliations between local agent books vs SAP books

Prepare EU reconciliations with local agent.

- Work with local agent for monthly, yearly accounting books’ reconciliations compare IFRS and local GAP.

Skills & Experience

  1. Bachelor/Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field.
  2. Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in financial accounting Working experiences in FMCG or Finance Shared Service Center is preferred.
  3. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
  4. Professional level in either German or French.
  5. Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics).
  6. Practical mindset with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.
  7. Excellent communication skills, highly organized and detail-oriented. Capable of working independently and valuing teamwork.

LIFE@ZURU
At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day. At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else. We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools. ZURU – Tomorrow Reimagined 🚀ZURU.com
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ZURU Toys

About ZURU Toys

ZURU is a disruptive and award-winning company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative toys and consumer products.

Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU is one of the fastest growing toy companies in the world and is known for their agility, creativity and new-age manufacturing techniques.

The company that started in New Zealand now employs more than 5,000 staff across 18 offices, produces 600,000 toys a day and distributes to most major retailers in over 120 countries.

ZURU has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™ and Metal Machines™ as well as through partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks.

With a strong commitment to the community, ZURU supports Captivating International, local China orphanages and also student development programs in Asia and in New Zealand.

ZURU will continue to pave new ways for kids to play and focuses on reimagining what this looks like every day.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
, NZ
Year Founded
2002
Website
zuru.com
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