Your Role
As a Gensler Accounts Assistant for our European region, you will be a proactive team player within the Finance team. You will be successful because you are highly organised and financially rigorous, analytical and with an excellent attention to detail. Join a team of highly creative, collaborative colleagues to ensure our work is financially sound.
What You Will Do
- Processing Cash Receipts
- Accounts Receivable reporting
- Assist with Collections
- Assist with the processing the weekly employee expense claims
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- To assist with our Project Accountants on Reimbursable Back-up
- To assist Accounts Payable with various monthly tasks
- Monitoring and reconciliation of Fixed Assets
- Produce and communicate various weekly reports
- Assist with any general data entry (Journal Entries, etc)
- Be proactive in streamlining processes and improving internal control procedures
- Develop understanding of our accounting software so that you are seen as an expert and a resource to staff
- Cross-train and work closely with other team members so that we function as a cohesive and high performing team. Assist the team with any ad-hoc projects or analyses.
Your Qualifications
- 2-3 years’ experience of general accounting
- Relevant Accounting certification a plus
- Experience of dealing with foreign currencies
- Experience in financial analysis, accounting required
- Strong research and analysis skills
- Excellent working knowledge of advanced Excel and other MS tools.
- Knowledge of Deltek Vantagepoint and Tableau is a plus.
- Willingness to learn and to try new things
- Financial rigour, analytical ability and attention to detail
- Effective communication skills (written, verbal and presentation)
- Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate with all level stakeholders
Life at Gensler
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.
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Skills Required
- 2-3 years' experience of general accounting
- Experience in financial analysis and accounting
- Experience of dealing with foreign currencies
- Excellent working knowledge of advanced Excel
- Proficiency with other Microsoft Office tools
- Strong research and analysis skills
- Financial rigour, analytical ability and attention to detail
- Effective communication skills (written, verbal and presentation)
- Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate with all level stakeholders
- Relevant accounting certification
- Knowledge of Deltek Vantagepoint
- Knowledge of Tableau
- Willingness to learn and to try new things
Gensler Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Gensler and has not been reviewed or approved by Gensler.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive programs include twice‑yearly bonuses and profit sharing that are positioned as meaningful parts of total compensation. Employee ownership elements can reward longer tenure and contribute to overall earnings beyond base pay.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee stock ownership and stock appreciation programs provide wealth‑building avenues beyond salary. These equity mechanisms are highlighted as part of the standard package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage spans medical, dental, and vision alongside life and disability, EAP/mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Benefits breadth is described as solid within the industry context.
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What We Do
Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 53 locations and more than 6,000+ professionals networked across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, the firm works globally with more than 4,000 clients across more than 33 practice areas spanning the work, lifestyle, community, and health sectors. Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design. We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. Gensler was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at https://www.gensler.com/careers#diversity.
