financial accountant - Italian speaking

We're looking for an Italian speaking Financial Accountant to join our fabulous Financial Accounting Team in Starbucks EMEA, based out of Chiswick on a hybrid basis. This role will prepare monthly management and year-end financial accounts in a timely and accurate basis, in compliance with relevant legal, accounting and tax regulations. You'll collaborate closely with the local Italian, EMEA & US accounting/finance teams, as well as key stakeholders in varying Starbucks business units. What You'll Do :

• Produce monthly management accounts (US/ITA GAAP) on Oracle and local accounting software
• Organise monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholders based on your responsibility area to discuss the progress of all day to day activity, unusual transactions & projects to support accounting implications
• Preparation of accruals and other journals resulting from the monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholders
• Comply with US GAAP and Italian GAAP filing requirements and reporting on differences between US GAAP & Italian GAAP
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations in line with the role and ensure their completeness in accordance with the period end timetable with appropriate supporting documentation
• Participate as required in the preparation of the quarterly VAT & the monthly Intrastat filing; assembling data for the monthly, quarterly and annual filings
• Accounting support to the business for your respective area along with support in reviewing contracts. Identify and highlight process/best practice improvement. Flexibility as the business evolves is a must
• Produces month end variance analysis and commentary on assigned P&L and BS lines
• Manage the winding down of open manual PO's and transfer any required information to Oracle
• Support the annual internal and external audits
• Production of all required statutory accounts and supporting schedules
• Support on daily inventory transactions and reconciliations in accord to US GAAP and ITA GAAP
• Updates job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and accepted practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations
  
  Fluent in English & Italian
• Significant accounting experience in a large, multi-site operation
• ACA / ACCA qualified or international equivalent, with post qualified experience
• Exposure to both US and ITA GAAP accounting
• Sound knowledge of retail inventory (Inventory management systems
• Solid systems skills, preferably with Oracle experience
• Strong double entry and bookkeeping knowledge and a good understanding of management accounting
• Intermediate level skills in MS Office applications, with advanced level experience of using Excel
• Proactive, inquisitive and forward-thinking nature, with high motivation to take on new challenges and tasks
• Keen to understand and improve systems and processes
• A positive and solution-focused attitude, with the ability to adapt and respond to the needs of the business