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Job Location: Athens, Greece
Job Type: Full-time
Job Purpose: We are looking for a practical and detail-focused Assistant Accountant to support the day-to-day processing and control of employee expenses, while also providing flexible support across month-end and wider Finance activities.
The role is expected to be split broadly 50% expenses and 50% general Finance support. It would suit someone with 2 to 3 years of Finance experience who is comfortable working with accounting systems, enjoys following clear processes and is keen to develop broader accounting experience within an international business.
Reports to: Finance and Accounting Supervisor, Greece
Working Partnerships: Finance Team and wider business teams
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Expenses review and processing
- Review, code and process employee expenses across the relevant platforms
- Check receipts, approvals and supporting documentation are complete and in line with company requirements
- Upload approved expenses to the accounting system accurately and on time
- Resolve employee expense queries and escalate overdue, unusual or higher-risk items where appropriate
Accounts payable
- Process and record supplier invoices in the ERP systems and myData, ensuring all coding, approvals, and supporting documentation are accurate and complete.
- Assist with supplier statement reconciliations and follow up outstanding differences
- Support supplier onboarding, record maintenance and payment run preparation Month-end and wider
Finance support
- Support month-end tasks, including bank and corporate cards reconciliation within ERP systems, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
- Help resolve unmatched or unclear ledger items, escalating issues where needed
- Maintain supporting documentation for reconciliations and month-end journals
- Support ad hoc Finance analysis, reporting and simple process improvements
- Prepare and reconcile VAT and related tax returns, ensuring accurate and timely statutory compliance.
Payroll & People
- Support the Accounting & Finance Supervisor with the monthly payroll process
- Provide administrative support for ERGANI reporting and related compliance requirements
- Respond to People-related requests and provide general administrative support as required
- Undertake ad hoc duties and provide additional support to the Accounting & Finance Supervisor and the People & Culture team as needed
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Excellent attention to detail, with a careful and accurate approach to processing, reconciliations and financial data
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, are mandatory
- A quick learner who is confident picking up new systems, processes and ways of working
- 2 to 3 years of practical Finance or accounting experience, ideally including expenses, supplier invoices or reconciliations
- Comfortable using accounting or Finance systems; experience of Sage, Zoho expenses, SoftOne or a similar system would be helpful
- Good Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with financial information
- Organised, practical and able to manage deadlines while keeping others updated on progress
- Clear and professional communicator, with the confidence to work with colleagues and suppliers
- Able to recognise unclear or unusual items and escalate them appropriately