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General Accountant M/F


Vacancy details

General information

Organisation

BOURBON is operating in more than 35 countries and supports its customers by providing them with a wide range of marine services on oil, gas and wind fields. With a fleet of 244 modern-standardised vessels, the company and its 6,000 employees are working to achieve one ambition: to be a main partner for the major stakeholders in offshore energy, by building sustainable and innovative marine solutions. In this way, the Group aims to contribute to the decarbonisation of the offshore energy production value chain.

Strongly rooted in local communities, BOURBON makes proximity to its customers one of its key assets. Its worldwide network of subsidiaries, shipmanagers and partners enables it to operate anywhere in the world with the same level of quality and safety.

BOURBON comprises four main activities (Bourbon Marine & Logistics, Bourbon Mobility, Bourbon Subsea Services and Bourbon Wind) and has revenues of 656 million euros in 2023.  

Reference

2024-1896  

Job type (offshore/onshore)

Onshore

Position description

Job title

General Accountant M/F

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Roles and responsibilities

What you’ll be doing

Accounts Payable

  • Oversee all aspects of the Accounts Payable cycle ensuring AP transactions are performed in line with the company policies and regional requirements;
  • Process purchase invoices in an accurate and timely manner, proposing weekly payment runs for validation and approval by Finance Manager / Managing Director;
  • Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers – Management accounting;
  • Deal with all queries and liaise with all relevant internal departments to ensure queries are responded to promptly;
  • Participate in all internal and external audit queries as they arise about accounts payable accounts, payments and ledgers;
  • Provide monthly management reporting against key KPIs, such as average payment days and aged creditors
  • Reconcile AP’s in companies systems (Oracle vs Odoo) and with the outsourced accounting company’s reports;
  • Upload and verify AP invoices and support documents to the outsourced accounting company’s SharePoint.

 

Accounts Receivable / Credit Control

  • Oversee all aspects of the Accounts Receivable and Credit Control cycle, ensuring transactions are performed in line with the company policies and local requirements;
  • Analyze all the client’s contracts to assure accurate revenue recognition timing and invoicing, through systematized processing of bespoke contracts;
  • Liaise with departments to ensure accurate and timely invoicing of time-based services (PS hours) and rechargeable expenses;
  • Verify tax registrations (VAT) in line with local regulation;
  • Monitor proactively credit control processes, to manage debtor ledgers against targets and reduce debtor payment days – work closely with the Financial Controller;
  • Monitor end-to-end contract of cash process, ensuring internal KPIs are followed and adhered to around customer on-boarding, contract set-up, invoicing and cash collection;
  • Participate in all internal and external audit queries as they arise with accounts receivable accounts, payments and ledgers;
  • Upload and verify AR invoices and support documents to the outsourced accounting company’s SharePoint;
  • Provide monthly management reporting to the Finance Manager.

 

Cash management / Other

  • Supervise the upload into the reporting group system (Oracle) of bank statements, ensuring cash allocation of all items to AP / AR ledgers;
  • Process the employee expenses;
  • Process the company bank statements and reconciliation process;
  • Prepare and maintain process flow documentation for AP/AR/ Cash management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experiences

About the role

We are looking for a hands on, self-motivated, independent and flexible professional to deliver high quality services and improve our accounting process, according to the deadlines, local legislation and group’s policies.

The role requires good experience in areas of AP, AR, Credit Control and cash management and the ability to coordinate internal stakeholders along with customers and suppliers.

 

What you’ll need

  • At least 3 - 5 years of transaction/process management experience; working within a fast-moving, changing environment;
  • 3-5 years experience in Accounting;
  • BA in finance / accounting;
  • Experience working with multi-currency ledgers;
  • Previous exposure to Oracle EBS advantageous;
  • Advanced Excel skills essential
  • Knowledge of RO VAT
  • Experience in working in an international environment

 

Personal Competencies

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to demonstrate initiative;
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills;
  • Ability to work independently with minimal guidance;
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams;
  • Must be organized and can manage multiple projects in parallel whilst meeting internal/external deadlines;
  • Strong team mentality.

Bourbon's employer value proposition

What we are offering:

A balanced working environment.
Hybrid working system and flexible work schedule.
Meal vouchers.
Medical insurance.
Extra vacation days depending on the seniority within the company.
Investment in professional and personal development with the help of specialized training programs, soft skills, management, access to the e-learning platform.

Position location

Job location

Europe, Romania, Bucharest

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of education required

3 - Bachelor's degree (3 years)

Minimum level of experience required

2-5 years

Languages

English (3 - Advanced +++)