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French Finance Administrators � Accounts Payable and Banking

2008-12-02 09:32:41

Title: French Finance Administrators � Accounts Payable and Banking
Salary: �competitive + benefits
Location: Birmingham - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Languages: French
Posted: 2nd Dec 2008

Big things are happening here at Claire�s. A huge global brand (we already have more than 3,500 stores worldwide), we�re now focusing our considerable energies on bringing the latest fashion accessories to high streets all over Europe � and we mean, all over Europe. While we already have some 900 stores in 10 European countries, we�re set to boost that figure to 1,300 by 2012. Ambitious? Of course. Rewarding? You bet. And we need the best talent on our team to make it happen.

Talent wise, it�s languages that are critical: as well as English, you�ll need to be fluent in French. And what will you be doing with such impressive skills?

In Accounts Payable, you�ll make sure all invoices, travel expenses and payments to employees and vendors are made promptly and accurately. Alongside this, you�ll also use your MS Office skills to ensure that we comply with payment terms, keep up our excellent payment record and capably control the department�s paperwork.

In banking, you�ll provide our European stores and internal customers with a prompt, professional banking service. And because you�re also incredibly organised and MS Office literate, we�ll also be looking to you to maintain bank reconciliation packages, inland and overseas payments, alongside answering queries from European colleagues.

Naturally, finance experience would be a definite plus, but as long as you have GCSEs in Maths and English at grade A to C (or equivalent) our training will take care of the rest - we offer abundant opportunity, support (including generous financial funding towards professional qualifications) and encouragement.

There really couldn�t be a better time to join us here at Claire�s. As we flourish, we�ll give you the opportunity to do the same � developing the skills you have, learning new ones and taking your career to places you never imagined. So, what are you waiting for?

French Financial Accountants and Analysts

2008-12-01 16:56:34

Title: French Financial Accountants and Analysts
Salary: �competitive + benefits
Location: Birmingham - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Languages: French
Posted: 1st Dec 2008

Big things are happening here at Claire�s. A huge global brand (we already have more than 3,500 stores worldwide), we�re now focusing our considerable energies on bringing the latest fashion accessories to high streets all over Europe � and we mean, all over Europe. While we already have some 900 stores in 10 European countries, we�re set to boost that figure to 1,300 by 2012. Ambitious? Of course. Rewarding? You bet. And we need the best talent on our team to make it happen.

Your far-reaching talents won�t be purely financial � they�ll be linguistic too. As well as English, you�ll need to be fluent in French, German or Dutch.

As an accountant, you�ll use your full CIMA and ACCA qualification to work closely with European colleagues, identifying areas for improvement and streamlining processes within Financial Accounting. We�ll also look to you to resolve problems and help to produce quarterly and year end accounts and budgets, including preparing for Subsidiaries Undertakings within the Claire�s Group. You�ll need to have time spent preparing month end accounts for multi-sited/ departmental organisations.

As an analyst, you�ll work closely with European colleagues, providing timely data and accurate analysis when closing our monthly accounts. Never a dull moment, you�ll move between the financial accounting and planning teams, to gain an inside-out knowledge of our Finance function. Part qualified (CIMA or ACCA), with a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, you�ll have solid experience of closing month end accounts within a similar Financial Analyst role. And your broad knowledge of finance will span from reporting and analysis, to budgeting and the use of systems such as Oracle Financials. You�ll have a meticulous eye for accuracy and you�ll be a flexible, motivated asset to any team.

In return, we offer abundant opportunity, support (including generous financial funding towards professional qualifications) and encouragement.

There really couldn�t be a better time to join us here at Claire�s. As we flourish, we�ll give you the opportunity to do the same � developing the skills you have, learning new ones and taking your career to places you never imagined. So, what are you waiting for?

For further information and to apply online, please click on the apply button below and you will be redirected to an application pages on the Claire's website.

Bilingual Service Desk Supervisor

2008-12-01 17:56:29

Title: Bilingual Service Desk Supervisor
Salary: �28 - �35k
Location: Birmingham - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
Posted: 1st Dec 2008

Bilingual Service Desk Supervisor

Location: Birmingham

Ref: AL89

Our client, an international company is currently seeking to recruit a Bilingual Service Desk Supervisor for their offices based in Birmingham.

Job Role

Responsible for supervising the day-to-day running and operation of the Service Desk team to ensure staffing, problem handling, processes, and other services offered to the business by the Service Desk team are maintained to a high level in line with the expected business standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

� Handling 1st and 2nd line support calls where staffing levels and call volumes deem this necessary.
� Working on a shift pattern that can include Saturdays and Sundays to be �On Call� or cover shifts when and where necessary.
� To play a key part in improving service as well as promoting teamwork, and consistency within the team.
� Responsible for acting as the 1st point of contact to resolve any service issues or staff conflicts within the service desk team.
� Maintaining and issuing the service desk rota for all members of the team to ensure that the appropriate on site and on call cover for each business area and processes to be covered is in place.
� Reviewing and approving holiday requests within the team in line with the existing business rules.
� Ensuring that service provided by the service desk team covering call handling, problem handling, and internal processes are clear and consistent to all areas of the business in line with expected business standards and policies for customer service. Responsibilities for this role to include �
� Ensuring that key issues and outages that affect service are monitored and reported to the relevant managers and members of the business.
� Ensuring service provided by the service desk team and 3rd party suppliers is monitored and SLA reports for 3rd party suppliers and the service desk team are generated.
� Working as the escalation point for the team for any issues with 3rd party suppliers to resolve any issues with services provided.
� Responsible for being the 1st point of contact to resolve, record, and report any complaints received from members of the business, 3rd party suppliers, or internal team members, ensuring that the necessary business protocols are followed in all instances.
� To perform appraisals in line with business protocols, gathering information and requirements from the team.
� Managing and handling and sickness and absence within the team in line with business protocols.
The Candidate:

The successful candidate will have the following:
� Previous management experience
� Previous Helpdesk experience
� some IT knowledge, good Microsoft Office Skills
� Fluent in English plus an additional European language (French, Italian. Spanish or German)

Salary: �28 - �35k

To apply for this role please email your CV to gregg@merrow.co.uk, or call 0845 226 4748.

Merrow Language Recruitment is a specialist Language Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience in the field of multilingual recruitment. To view all our current vacancies please register on our website www.merrow.co.uk

French or German Speaking Account Manager

2008-12-01 17:56:29

Title: French or German Speaking Account Manager
Salary: �27,000 per annum plus 20% bonus
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Languages: French, German
Posted: 1st Dec 2008

French or German Speaking Account Manager
Location: West Midlands
Ref: PL11987
Our Client is an international company who are looking to recruit a French or German speaking Account Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Summary -

Candidates will be required to manage their own account portfolio, maximizing and driving revenue by increasing market and customer share for all brands on behalf of our client in the transient and meetings sector.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities �

1.Managing relationships with key clients/booking sources 15%
2.Develop new business 20%
3.Drive existing & new business from key account portfolio 35%
4.Monitor sales activity and performance to sales & call targets 20%
5.Manage and build key external / internal relationships 10%

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Minimum of 1 years account management experience/hotel sales experience
2. High degree of communication skills in dealing with internal/external customers
3. Pro active approach, with strong drive for team results and a track record of achievement.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Number of employees supervised: Direct 0 Indirect

Key Metrics
1.Achieving personal and team targeted sales revenue
2.Achieving personal and team targeted sales call levels
3.Achieved personal and team sales account plan per account

Decision Rights
1.Day to day management of accounts

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Key Internal Relationships Key External Relationships
Worldwide / divisional sales teams Key business influencers
Hotel teams Travel Managers
E Commerce/marketing Bookers/Third parties
SALARY: �27,000 per annum plus 20% bonus

To apply for this role please email your CV to paul@merrow.co.uk or call 0845 226 4748.

Merrow Language Recruitment is a specialist Language Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience in the field of multilingual recruitment. To view all our current vacancies please register on our website www.merrow.co.uk

German & French Speaking Export Sales

2008-12-01 17:56:28

Title: German & French Speaking Export Sales
Salary: �22k per annum
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Languages: French, German
Posted: 1st Dec 2008

German & French Speaking Export Sales

Location: West Midlands

Ref: PL525

Our Client an international company is currently seeking to recruit German & French Speaking Export Sales Executive for their offices in the West Midlands.

Job Role

Duties could include sales negotiation with overseas customers and some cost calculations, together with all associated administration and promotion of our products to export customers.

Training will be provided but oral and written fluency in these languages and the ability to work on your own initiative are prerequisites.

There are currently two other personnel in the small export department and it operates almost as a company within a larger company so all aspects of sales and company procedures would be undertaken including (but not limited to) dealing with customer inbound payments, chasing slow accounts, liaising with production departments within the company, dealing with customer enquiries and orders, negotiating with customers, processing of quotations and customer orders, some purchasing, filing, copying etc.

The company also operates a much larger separate UK sales department at the same site and some internal liaising and negotiation between the two departments will be required. However the majority of the time will be spent with the other two existing export personnel in the export department.

The Candidate

Basic math�s ability to GCSE (or equivalent) standard is required.

Only candidates speaking French, German and English with full UK / EU driving license will be considered.

Whilst the role is primarily office based there may be an opportunity available after training for overseas sales visits which would eventually be unaccompanied (hence the necessity for a full UK / EU driving license), however whilst this would be preferable it may not be obligatory for the 'right' candidate.

Our products are specialised curved steel components and are only produced on a large scale within the UK by ourselves and a small number of other UK based companies, however we do have active competition in Europe and elsewhere in the world.

Salary: �22k per annum

There will be an annual paid holiday entitlement + statutory and bank holidays

A contributory pension scheme is in place for employees after completing 12 months service. Employee pension contributions up to and including 3% of salary will be matched by the company.

Part time working hours will be 07.45 am until 12.30 pm Monday to Friday (inclusive).

Any overtime worked will be paid for.

This is a 'long term' position and is open to all applicable candidates.

This role carries a six month probationary period.

To apply for this role please contact Paul Lawton on 0845 226 4748 or email your CV to paul@merrow.co.uk

Merrow Language Recruitment is a specialist Language Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience in the field of multilingual recruitment. To view all our current vacancies please register on our website www.merrow.co.uk

French Speaking PA

2008-11-28 13:43:15

Title: French Speaking PA
Salary: Depending on Experience
Location: Warwickshire - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Languages: French
Posted: 28th Nov 2008

An opportunity has arisen for a PA to the Chief Executive & Management Team.The main responsibilities of the role are as follows:

� To provide a full and comprehensive administration and support service to the Chief Executive and Management Team as required
� Attend meetings when required to provide written minutes in either English or French.
� Organising departmental meetings including General Manager�s meetings, specific away-days and any other ad-hoc large scale meeting.
� Assisting with the coordination of various projects that are ongoing within the department, ensuring each project team member is carrying out their required responsibility.
� Screening telephone calls to the Chief Executive and other managers where required and opening and dealing with the post for the department.
� Liaising with 40 General Managers, contacts and other departments on an as needed basis to ensure efficient information gathering and communication.

The successful candidate should have suitable PA / secretarial experience and be fluent in both French and English in order to translate written documentation. Candidates must have articulate communication skills to deal with people at all levels, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence. A good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint is essential.

Candidates should ideally have previous experience of providing administration support and coordination at a high level.
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