Tweddle Group
Tweddle Group has been a leading provider of Service & Owners Information Solutions to the automotive industry for over 65 years. We have extensive domain knowledge and experience in successfully designing, developing, managing, and delivering Information solutions for global OEM customers.
What started out as a family owned local printing company specializing in Owners Manuals back in 1954 in Detroit, gradually evolved into an international company spanning 3 continents and venturing out into other services and industries. Today, Tweddle is specialized in Owners Information (How I can operate/use a product efficiently?) and Service Information (How can I maintain/repair a product efficiently). Basically, we try and solve 2 problems:
1.Give the customer just enough product information at the right time in the right context to make him/her happy about themselves and the product they own
2.Automate the trouble shooting process as much as possible to empower the repairers to quickly diagnose and solve issues through clever use of technology
By solving these issues, our customers customers tend to become repeat customers and our customers service and warranty costs tend to decrease. Oh, and our customers customers dont need to go twice to have their product repaired. Now you know!
In order to get there, we brought together an interesting bunch of people coming from different walks of life. We have linguists, technical authors, software engineers, customer support staff, account managers, planning people, printers, warehouse staff and of course the usual suspects like management, Business Development and Accounting & Administration folks. Despite their very different skill set, they all share one thing. They are all a bit bonkers in the positive sense of the word and they care. A lot
So, thats why we are looking for you, our new passionate and chirpy lead accountant to take Tweddle Group Belgium to the next level.
Responsibilities
The Finance Manager manages Accounting & Administration for the Belgian unit of Tweddle Group. Her/his proactive management style guarantees that Administrative, Legal, Governmental & Accounting inputs & outputs meet legal & internal requirements in a timely manner.
Accountability :
-Subscribe to the Tweddle Group Mission, Vision and Values
-Process vendor invoices and other payables related functions
-Process customer invoices, manage accounts receivable
-Process payments via Isabel Bank
-Reconcile and post cash receipts
-Profit & Loss Reporting, vs Budget
-Review and reconciliation data for the balance sheet
-Annual Budget Creation
-Monthly P&L Forecast
-Inventory control processes
-Compile and analyze financial information to prepare and post journal entries
-Prepare and analyze various account reconciliations
-Perform controlling activities on a regular basis
-File VAT returns
-File European Sales Listings
-File Annual Sales Listings (for Belgian clients)
-Assure legal compliance for all accounting processes
-Prepare the month-end closings
-Contribute to team success by performing tasks in a timely manner
-Review and make recommendations on changes needed to current processes
-Strive to make processes as mean and lean as can be
Skills
-Punctual, well organized, strong in administrative tasks
-Perfectly spoken and written English and Dutch
-Experience with an Oracle/PeopleSoft ERP is an asset
-Experience with US GAAP is an asset
-Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Excel, e.g. pivot table, VLOOKUP, SumArray
-Maintain department confidence and protect operations by keeping financial information confidential
-Understanding of managing cost flow in a job cost environment
-Strong communication and interpersonal skills
-Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
-Ability to apply concepts to different situations
-Deadline and result oriented
-Self-sufficient but open to feedback
-Self-motivated and doer mentality
-Inquisitive
-Able to deal with constructive feedback
Education & Experience
-Bachelors degree in accounting, or equivalent through experience.
-Fluent in English and Dutch
-5+ years general accounting experience
Organization
-The Lead Accountant reports directly