General Ledger (GL Accounting) Specialist

Company Description

Believe is a global artist development company. We empower local artists, labels and publishers to grow their audiences at each stage of their careers with expertise, respect, fairness and transparency.

Operating in 50+ countries, with more than 2,000 employees, Believe offers a full range of services including audience development, publishing, marketing and distribution, with a tailor-made approach to fit any artist, label or publisher.

Believe champions independence and innovation through a unique model that combines local expertise with a global tech platform, delivering exclusive solutions for artists to promote and monetize their music thanks to strategic partnerships with leading global digital service providers.

With a leading portfolio of brands that includes Nuclear Blast, naïve, TuneCore, Groove Attack, Sentric, AllPoints and Byond, Believe artists generated more than 800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across all genres, and were recognized with more than 70 leading industry awards.

Learn more at www.believe.com

Job Description

Reports to: Head of Holding Accounting

Direct Reports: none

Primary purpose: responsible for managing financial records and ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial data and compliance with IFRS and accounting standards of the French and Luxembourg companies. It involves managing and documenting accounting and financial transactions, preparing tax returns, participating to closings and reconciling accounts.

Key responsibilities: General Ledger Accounting on the scope of accounts:

• Prepare & record the journal vouchers.

• Pass adjustment entries for rectification, reallocation, and adjustments.

It can include among others: Fixed Assets:

• Maintain and update the fixed asset register.

• Record asset additions, disposals, transfers, and depreciation.

• Ensure compliance with capitalization rules and company policies.

Interco transactions:

• Prepare interco invoices.

• Book interco transactions.

• Perform reconciliation of balances.

Bank accounts:

• Make and record bank payments.

• Execute bank reconciliations for all accounts.

Monthly and yearly closing:

• Prepare and pass the monthly and annual closing entries.

• Review general ledger balances for completeness and correctness.

• Review monthly Trial Balance with supporting and process documentation.

• Interact with auditors.

Reconciliation and control of accounts:

• Perform monthly reconciliations and controls for all balance sheet accounts.

• Identify discrepancies, investigate variances, and ensure timely resolution.

• Maintain reconciliation schedules and audit documentation.

• Reconcile, analyse and justify P&L accounts in scope.

Compliance:

• Prepare financial statements as per local GAAP.

• Ensure fiscal compliance on VAT and other taxes.

• Assist in handling statutory/tax/transfer pricing audits.

• Prepare and submit responses to various departmental requests.

• Ensure compliance with internal control procedures and accounting guidelines.

Other Responsibilities:

• Contribute to process improvements within the Finance department.

• Perform ad-hoc tasks and projects as required by management. Education/qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and finance or business administration.

• Knowledge of financial regulations and general tax compliance principles.

• Knowledge of IFRS.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skill.

Professional skills/experience:

• Proven experience as an overall accountant, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, preferably in a large international, commercial group, or in a big four.

• Experience working for an international organisation and on a multi country scope.

• Proficient in the use of an ERP system.

• Fluency in English; French language is good to have not a must

Personal skills/experience:

• Attention to detail and accuracy in keeping and reconciling accounts

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Good organisational and time management skills.

• Adaptable to a dynamic environment and changing work mix

• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team environment

• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage workload efficiently

• Ability to work with strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Key interdependencies: AP and AR teams, delocalised finance team, Accounting Method & Referential team, Treasury, IT teams, Tax team, finance ops teams

Qualifications

Graduation or Masters in Accounting or Finance

Additional Information

Benefits @Believe: #Flexibility – Just punch in leaves, not intime and out time #Office perks – a game of foosball, table tennis to bat the afternoon lacklustre, free event pass for exclusive and limited shows, music subscription, etc #Wellbeing – Caring by EUTELMED, professionals are at your disposal for advice and support, in your own language and culture #Transperancy – engaged in secondary activity just disclose it to us #Sustainability – You can be a part of CSR program, represent yourself as a #shaper and contribute to a better future.

Disclaimer: Believe strongly promotes equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.