¬counts Assistant - Fleet Accounting

General Responsibilities We are looking for a motivated, proactive professional Accounts Assistant who will be responsible for a range of actions within our friendly, fast faced Finance department. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a multinational, big, growing and progressive company - HERTZ. We provide a full accounts service for a large number of countries in Europe. As we grow and expand this represents excellent opportunities for career development. Our European Service Centre office is based in Swords, Dublin and employs approximately 900 people with over 29 different nationalities. The role: Taking the wheel at Hertz As an Accounts Assistant in the European Fleet Processing Team you will be responsible for the complete end to end process of $5.5 Billion Fleet Asset value for Europe . Your duties will include – Cash Management, AP & AR Functions, Reporting Analysis and System Control file reviews and management, and General Accounting & dealing with Audit requests, & AD-Hoc Projects as assigned by your Manager. The Accounts Assistant is responsible for accurately coding and inputting all New Fleet Purchase invoices for Europe into the AP accounts system Responsible for creating and managing all receivable invoices for European Car Sales – using AR Accounts System. Participate in Balance sheet, Ledger & Reconciliation review as appropriate. Prepare weekly reconciliations for both AR & AP Vendors. Partner with General Leger team to Clear any AP & AR aged reconciling items Managing vendor AR& AP reports to ensure that the invoices are released for payment to vendors to ensure vendors are paid with contract terms & also to ensure that all receivables are available for collection Maintain and update AP & AR Vendor information as per procedures Prepare KPI reports and metrics for Senior management team Login to Government website & banking Websites to pay and present the tax forms for European Car Sales on behalf of Head Quarters Analytical review and information gathering of the Car makers websites to ensure that correct TAX Codes are applied to the financial systems. Maintain appropriate SOX process and control documentation ensuring the proper design and execution of internal controls and assisting in the coordination of SOX Control. Respond promptly to queries from external and internal auditors and assist the annual statutory audit as required Maintain good working relationship with the other co-workers departments who depend on fleet accounting on a daily basis, in country as car control, car maintenance, car sales & distribution department and also in OKC. Ad hoc project work as required, Ability to resolve and respond to processing queries received from internal and external customers in an efficient and timely manner thus ensuring service expectations are maintained / exceeded In everyday dealings with team members and customers, both internal & external, uphold and embody the Hertz Mission, Vision and Values. Your benefits: Fuelling your journey Relocation package and assistance from our cool relocation team Free on-site Doctor, Nurse and Physiotherapy services Pension scheme Discount on private health Insurance On-site Gym Subsidised staff restaurant Sports and Social Club Language classes Training and development programmes Incentives Staff Car Rental and Sales discount Free Parking About us Hertz Global has an exciting portfolio of rental car brands – including Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly, as well as Donlen. We are one of the largest worldwide airport vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognized in the world. Our mission is to be the preferred rental car company and you have the opportunity to help steer this mission. Get in touch today and APPLY NOW View the video web link which showcases the roles we recruit across Europe Essential Requirements Your skills: What you’ll need for a great journey English is essential - any other European language will be a plus, preferable german BA level minimum with a proven record of working in a financial environment. IAT – Qualified or studying towards IAT or any other professional accounting exam. 1-2 years’ experience working in accounting environment where daily targets must be achieved. General Bookkeeping and understanding of AP & AR. Accounting for Payments & receipts, reconciliation experience Intermediate / Advanced working knowledge of excel and access essential Proficient in Microsoft office to ECDL Level *(Excel, Word, MS Access) Oracle AP & General Ledger At Hertz, we champion and celebrate a culture of diversity and inclusion. We take affirmative steps to promote employment and advancement opportunities. The endless variety of perspectives, experiences, skills and talents that our employees invest in their work every day represent a significant part of our culture – and our success and reputation as a company. Individuals are encouraged to apply for positions because of the characteristics that make them unique. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Hertz is a drug free workplace. EOE, including disability/veteran