You’ve picked a great time to join Avon. We’re the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that’s 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we’re committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe.
Role Type
PermanentWhat you'll be doing:
As an RTR Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering accurate and compliant Record-to-Report activities across Avon’s Western Europe markets. You will be responsible for managing fixed asset and lease accounting processes, ensuring the integrity of financial records, maintaining compliance with IFRS standards, and supporting timely month-end reporting. Working within the RTR Centre of Excellence, you will collaborate with colleagues across Finance, Shared Services, Internal Controls, and Audit teams to ensure high-quality reporting, strong governance, and continuous process improvement in a dynamic international environment.Key responsibilities:
- Maintaining accurate fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, transfers, and asset register updates
- Running monthly depreciation processes and ensuring fixed asset accounting is completed accurately and on time
- Preparing monthly fixed asset movement schedules and investigating any discrepancies or exceptions
- Managing lease accounting activities in accordance with IFRS 16 requirements
- Maintaining lease schedules and calculating right-of-use asset and lease liability accounting entries
- Processing lease modifications, renewals, and terminations, ensuring accounting records remain accurate and up to date
- Preparing and reviewing balance sheet account reconciliations related to fixed assets and leasing activities
- Processing bank statements in the ERP system and reconciling bank accounts to the General Ledger for assigned accounts
- Posting month-end journals, including depreciation, lease interest, and prepayment entries
- Supporting month-end close activities and ensuring reporting deadlines are met
- Preparing financial analysis and commentary for fixed asset and leasing-related profit and loss and balance sheet accounts
- Executing and documenting assigned internal controls in line with company policies and compliance requirements
- Supporting internal and external audit activities by providing documentation and responding to queries
- Ensuring compliance with global and local accounting policies, procedures, and standard operating practices
- Diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline
- 3+ years of experience in finance or accounting, ideally within a multinational organisation or shared services environment
- Experience in Record-to-Report accounting processes
- Experience in fixed asset accounting and lease accounting under IFRS 16 is highly desirable
- Working knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
- Experience using ERP and accounting systems, ideally JDE/E1 or a similar platform
- Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close activities
- Ability to analyse financial information and investigate discrepancies effectively
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities within strict deadlines
- Advanced English language skills, both written and spoken
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
- High learning agility and willingness to develop new skills and expertise
- Ability to maintain high-quality performance in a fast-paced and evolving environment
What we offer:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you’re at your best.
At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work. We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you.
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Skills Required
- Diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
- 3+ years of experience in finance or accounting, ideally in a multinational or shared services environment
- Experience in Record-to-Report accounting processes
- Experience in fixed asset accounting
- Experience in lease accounting under IFRS 16
- Working knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
- Experience using ERP and accounting systems (ideally JDE/E1 or similar)
- Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close activities
- Advanced English language skills, written and spoken
- Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to meet strict deadlines
What We Do
Think you know Avon? Think again. We’ve been doing beauty differently for 135 years. Pioneering in listening to women’s needs and speaking out for them. Standing for what matters to them. Supporting their endeavours. We’re a company that connects people through beauty, sharing passion, innovation and expertise - affordably. We use the power of beauty to transform women’s lives for the better. We were founded to provide an opportunity for women to earn and learn – bringing economic freedom for our Beauty Advisers so they can shape their own future. We continue to carry this spirit with us today. Our independent Representatives provide millions of customers worldwide with trusted, personal beauty advice and products to help them express their individuality. We believe in beauty democracy: inclusive beauty that is open to all. We’re passionate about keeping you at the forefront of beauty, creating products that embrace the hottest trends and cutting-edge technology, alongside everyday essentials that will be the staples of your beauty kit. We believe in a better world for women, which is a better world for all. We believe everyone is equal and we champion gender equality. We speak up and speak out on issues that matter to our communities; supporting causes that help women’s health and wellbeing, including: • Breast cancer, the most commonly occurring cancer in women, • Violence against women and girls, which will impact 1 in 3 in their lifetime There’s still work to do. And we promise to continue doing more. Join us and be part of the movement..
