Lydia Bongartz

- Establish and maintain relationship with stores/area managers and proactively investigate potential issues, identify solutions and lead implementation - Detailed explanations for variances to forecast, budget and prior year; establish solutions for over-spends - Cash-flow forecasts - Identify surplus provisions and potential liabilities and present findings to FD on a monthly basis - Lead budgeting process;identify fixed and variable costs and influencing factors; understand commercial effect of busin

Financial Accountant for both entities Tasks include: - Monthly/Quarterly VAT returns - Statutory Accounts and conversion between IFRS and local GAAP - Payroll Accounting for over 120 employees - Concession Accounting - Other compliance e.g. Intrastat, EC Sales and other local compliance requirements - Point of contact for external service providers e.g. Deloitte and PwC as well as for local tax authorities & German health insurers - Basic tax calculations and knowledge - Compliance procedure manual

Financial Accountant for all three entities. Tasks include: - Monthly/Quarterly VAT returns, - Statutory Accounts and conversion between IFRS and local GAAP - Balance sheet reconciliations - Month end accounting - Intercompany - Main point of contact for audit queries - Other compliance e.g. Intrastat, EC Sales and other local compliance - Basic tax calculations and knowledge - Working in three main languages - Working knowledge of SAP

Management Accountant for UK entities and assisting in the transition of new acquisitions in Germany. - Assisting in producing and analysing monthly management reports - Bank and balance sheet reconciliations - Accruals, Journals & Prepayments - Pension Accounting for all UK employees - Management of fixed asset register for the whole EMEA region - Monthly P&L reviews with Regional Accountant, Finance Director and Business Partners - Contact for UK audit - Working knowledge of Peoplesoft & Essbase

Marketing, Financial Accounting, Statistical Analysis, Tourism Structures, Management Policies, French, Spanish and Entrepreneurship