Job Description

General Information

Job ID

37451

Location

Athens, Greece

Work Types

Full Time

Categories

Client Accounting

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. We provide legal, financial, and employee administration through TMF Group’s teams in 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, covering 92% of world GDP and 95% of FDI inflow.

As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board, we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.

Discover the Role

This position supports the Accounting & Tax team with complex tasks, ensuring TMF’s clients are provided with efficient, professional, and high-quality services that meet all statutory obligations across bookkeeping. You will be responsible for ensuring the accurate setup of transactions in the Accounting system and reviewing drafts prepared by Accounting Specialists. You will also be responsible for answering basic queries from clients and working in a timely and efficient manner to ensure the successful delivery of accounting services to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation & review of all primary accounting documents according to local compliance regulations and reports required by clients, e.g. group reporting packages
• Act as a day-to-day contact for clients; responsible for meeting respective deadlines
• Preparation of the monthly tax and payroll returns, by indicated deadlines
• Execute primary documents in accordance with accounting for fixed assets, inventory items, settlements with customers, and payroll
• Accurate booking of all journal entries and accounting documents into the general ledger for allocated clients (depreciation, prepayments, re-evaluations)
• Review accounting entries processed by other team members. Process other entries, such as accruals, depreciation, re-evaluations, and any other items needed for a complete financial closure
• Assist in the maintenance of the chart of accounts, sub-ledger accounts and other accounting elements
• Maintain contact with auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, notaries and other involved parties to obtain information needed for reporting purposes
• Contribute to the successful onboarding of new clients, ensuring deadlines are met
• Adhere to TMF internal procedures and ensure compliance with TMF’s Risk and Control framework and processes. This includes ensuring the 4-eye principle is always followed.

Key Requirements

The successful candidate is analytical and methodical with experience as an accounting specialist. Possesses deep knowledge of accounting & tax regulations coupled with exemplary people skills. Integrity, team spirit, and strong organizational skills are highly valued attributes.

Ideally, you meet the following hiring criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance/Accounting;
• A degree in Accountancy, Business, or a closely related field is desirable
• 5 years of work experience in an Accounting firm is preferred
• Part / full Accounting qualification is preferred
• Resourceful, independent and strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and communication skills, with strong ability to plan and organize
• Analytical structured mindset with ability to follow and build upon existing processes and ensure data is maintained with accuracy and consistency
• Fluency in English is essential, with knowledge of other languages an advantage
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word is essential, with experience of Hyper Accounting and Pylon Accounting desirable

What’s in it for you?

Pathways for career development

• Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work;
• We provide internal career opportunities so you can take your career further within TMF;
• Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy;

Making an impact

• You’ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients;
• Through our corporate social responsibility programme, you’ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work;

A supportive environment

• Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace;
• Positive and healthy working environment - TMF Group Greece is Great Place to Work certified. The Great Place to Work® model is the world’s most researched, accepted, and sustainable definition of a great workplace from an employee’s point of view.

We’re looking forward to getting to know you!