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JOB SUMMARY

This is an apprenticeship within the Europe Finance team.

SCOPE/BUSINESS CONTEXT/EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

• Assisting with the preparation and delivery of information required for the filing of the annual statutory accounts for varying entities within EMEA, including the financial statements and the excel files containing the current years activity
• Assist the team to work with the company auditors and deliver the information required to perform the audits in a timely manner
• Assist the Tax team ensuring that all relevant taxes are recorded and reported
• Assist with recording journal entries as necessary
• Support with the reconcile Local accounting systems to Marriott’s Peoplesoft system, and ensure Local and Marriott ledgers are in balance
• Use relevant computer programs to verify details of recorded transactions; conduct detailed examinations of cash receipts and disbursement vouchers, payroll records, requisitions, delivery notes, receiving reports and other accounting and operating documents to ascertain whether transactions are properly supported and are recorded correctly
• Recommend ways to bring programs and operations into compliance with goals and objectives
• Support with Tax, Treasury Accounting Services, Corporate & Statutory Accounting, Treasury, Legal and all other interested parties
• Assist with the quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliation certification process (known as MIP66) for EMEA entities
• Maintain accurate and detailed working papers in the agreed standard format
• Assist with preparing VAT returns and VAT reconciliations
• Assist the team with the carrying out of the first review of corporate income tax returns
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Senior Manager

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting Principles
• Knowledge of overall accounting principles
• Ability to collect, analyse, and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports
• Ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with external agencies, hotel management and associates
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing

An ability to work unsupervised and manage time efficiently

Attributes, Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, high performance levels under tight deadlines.
• Good business process skills; ensuring compliance with existing processes and producing quality results.
• Able to develop and maintain effective client relationships and promote a client service orientation that delivers customer results.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative work environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with associates
• Comfort with challenging status quo to improve effectiveness.
• High degree of initiative, personal responsibility, and integrity