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Bookkeeper/Accountant w Norwegian or Swedish or Danish

2008-12-02 12:05:13

Title: Bookkeeper/Accountant w Norwegian or Swedish or Danish
Salary: �26000 - �30000 per annum + plus bonus and beenfits
Location: London, United Kingdom
Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Posted: 2nd Dec 2008

This renown, international lawfirm is seeking a senior bookkeeper/accountant for a key position within a team of accountants in the firm\'s six offices. The successful candidate will ensure that all aspects of accounts for the London office are dealt with in an efficient and professional manner. A very �hands on\' position requiring a flexible and organised candidate, who is taking pride in work well done, and like to combine the accounting role with some office administration. The role demands either fluent Norwegian or Swedish or Danish.

Responsibilities are:
Sales and purchase ledger, invoicing, petty cash, monthly reconciliation, budget preparations, quarterly VAT returns, monthly management reporting, monthly payroll (Sage), preparations of year end accounts, liaising with auditors, prepare balance sheet and profit/loss statement. Reconciliations of international office accounts. The role may also involve some secretarial work, office management and switchboard duties. The majority of the work is in English, with some work in Norwegian.

The ideal candidate will have relevant bookkeeping/accounting experience and be educated with a degree in accounting. Strong Excel skills and full proficiency in English is essential.

SWEDISH SPEAKING CREDIT CO-ORDINATOR, SURREY, �22-24k

2008-11-28 10:43:51

Title: SWEDISH SPEAKING CREDIT CO-ORDINATOR, SURREY, �22-24k
Salary: �22,000 - �24,000
Location: London, United Kingdom
Languages: Swedish
Posted: 28th Nov 2008

Job Title: Swedish speaking Credit Co-ordinator
Skills: Fluent Swedish, client liaison experience
Salary: �22-24k
Location: Surrey

Our client:

A leading leisure equipment company, based in the USA, with UK offices in Surrey and an international team

BASIC FUNCTION OF YOUR ROLE:

Responsible for customer contact related to account credit and payment status.

YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Make calls to and build relationships with customers;
- Support Accounts Receivable with reconciliation of debit and credit items;
- Use of SAP;
- Be the contact point for customers;
- Deal with invoice, payment and statement queries;
- Act as the link between Sales & Risk Management
- Liaise with Credit Risk team on approval requirements
- Give support to the sales team with customer service issues when needed

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

- Fluent Swedish speaker
- Excellent interpersonal skills and telephone manner.
- Influencing skills with confidence and a mature attitude.
- Good numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Credit control or customer service experience.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines

People First is a leading multilingual employment agency with a global network of offices in Europe, Australasia and North America. Thank you for your application and we will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible. We would however like to make you aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to invite for interview those candidates whose skills and experience most closely match the job description. For more information about People First and to view our other current vacancies, please visit our website www.people-first.co.uk/multilingual. Please note that it is the responsibility of candidates applying for this vacancy to make enquiries of the UK Government about any relevant immigration requirements, and any other conditions that must be satisfied by law for a worker taking up employment within the UK.

Credit Controller with fluent Swedish

2008-11-28 09:40:10

Title: Credit Controller with fluent Swedish
Salary: �24000 per annum + excellent benefits
Location: Surrey - South East, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Swedish
Posted: 28th Nov 2008

Credit Controller with fluent Swedish

Job Location: Surrey � 25 mins via train from Waterloo

Salary/Additional Information: up to �24000 and excellent benefits

Reference: KR/LD 40/10

Company
A very well established multinational blue chip client located in the North Surrey area

Role
Credit Controller with fluent Swedish
A fantastic opportunity for a Swedish speaker looking for an exciting role within Credit Control/Accounting has arisen. The overall responsibilities of the Credit Controller with fluent Swedish will be the management and development of the customer relationships and contacts relating to matters of account credit and payment status. Furthermore the Credit Controller with fluent Swedish will ensure the compliance with the company\'s credit policy, will be making pro-active collection calls to customers based on due date schedule, supporting Accounts Receivable with reconciliation of debit and credit items and commenting on weekly reporting for Management and Outside Sales on past due amounts and high risk accounts.
The Credit Controller with fluent Swedish will be the contact point for mainly Swedish customers and clients with queries to invoices, payments or statements. In addition the Credit Controller with fluent Swedish will liaise with the Credit Risk Analyst / Credit Manager on higher approval requirements and action the rescheduling of deliveries where necessary.

Profile
. Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken
. Excellent interpersonal skills and telephone manner
. A mature attitude with well developed influencing skills and a good level of confidence
. High level of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail
. Solid credit control and/or financial customer service experience
. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadline
. Strong problem solving, logic, listening, prioritisation and organisation skills
. Intermediate computer skills including Excel and Word
. Initiative, flexibility, good sense of humour, calm and consistent personality
. Also preferred is a knowledge of SAP

NB: If you have applied for any other languagematters vacancy there is no need to re-apply, as your CV will be considered for all of our vacancies that match your language skills and work experience.

To apply, please send your CV to Kristin Hoess or Liesbet De Rouck

We work constantly to provide equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, disability or sexuality.

NB. Client requirements dictate that we can only accept applications from candidates who are available for face-to-face interviews in the UK within 24 hours. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK or hold a valid work permit. Please note that we contact successful candidates within 3-4 working days. We will consider you for all our vacancies now and in the future. Please do not reapply unless requested to do so. Language Matters is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.