Accountant St George

DescriptionISP IBERIA Role ProfileAccountantLocation:
Onsite St George School, BarcelonaPurpose of RoleThe Accountant is responsible for managing financial transactions, recording those into the financial software, ensuring compliance with accounting regulations, and preparing financial reports.
The Accountant reports into the Head of Finance, St George Barcelona, and is a member of the school team.ISP PrinciplesBegin with our children and students.
Our children and students are at the heart of what we do.
Simply, their success is our success.
Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning.
Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.Treat everyone with care and respect.
We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences, and promote the well-being of self and others.Operate effectively.
We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference.
We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.Learn continuously.
Getting better is what drives us.
We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.Key ResponsibilitiesAccountancy:
Maintain and reconcile the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards, under Spanish GAAP and IFRS GAAP.Manage accounts payable.Coordinate the purchase ordering process for the school to ensure supplies and materials are delivered as needed.Review and propose supplier invoices payments, to be approved by the Head of Finance.Perform bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.Record and reconcile taxes into the financial software (VAT, Withholding tax, SII report and Social Security).Process month-end and year-end accounting.Ensure month-end deadlines are met.Ensure financial statements are accurately stated.Coordinate the information flow with schools to secure the supplier information is received in time and through the official channels.Monitor and record personal and company expenses, ensuring proper documentation.Manage Capex module through the financial software and reconciliation within the accountancy.Perform general ledger reconciliations and account analysis.Support the preparation of monthly financial reports.Assist with the audit, providing necessary documentation and explanations.Support the financial budgeting and forecasting.Ad hoc tasks and responsibilities, as required by the role.School Partnering:
Participate in review calls, or face-to-face meetings, with the Head of Finance, FP&A, AR team, and school management teams, to provide an overall understanding of matters impacting school performance against budgets, forecasts, and year-over performance.Skills, Qualifications, and ExperienceProfessional Qualified Accountant.Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications is needed, particularly Excel.Prior experience in using the NetSuite/PBCS applications or any other ERP systems would be advantageous.Ability to build good working relationships with all members and levels of the organization.A methodical, highly organized approach to the execution of assigned tasks and responsibilities.Positive, proactive, passionate, personable, results-oriented, ambitious professional who is keen to progress within a global organization.Strong organizational and time-management skills and an ability to deal with shifting priorities.Dealing with external advisors (suppliers, auditors, tax etc).Previous experience in a multinational environment is desirable.Fluent written and spoken Spanish is a requirement.
English language skills are an advantage.Ability to handle confidential information with maturity and discretion.Capacity to take initiative and solve problems, supported by the Head of Finance.Key RelationshipsTo be successful in this position, the Accountant must build strong working relationships with the following groups:
School Finance TeamAR School TeamRegional Finance TeamSchools Administrative and SLT teams.ISP Commitment to Safeguarding PrinciplesISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years' employment history.
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