About this role
<p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">JELD-WEN is currently seeking a Finance Assistant to join our growing team.</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">.</H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Region Overview</strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Our vision is to inspire our customers through leading brands, great service, innovative new products and solutions (leveraging the full JELD-WEN portfolio), while significantly enhancing our EoDB built on operational excellence.</p></div></div></div><p style="text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Role Summary and Purpose</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px;color:black"><span style="color:black">Managing, processing and troubleshooting various transactions and accounts.</span></li> <li style="text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px;color:black"><span style="color:black">Ensuring timely and accurate transaction accounting, supporting preparation of financial and statistical reports, performing other finance related tasks.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px;color:black"> </p> <p><strong>Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li><a name="_Hlk50719831"></a>To live by the JELD-WEN Values and lead by the JELD-WEN Leadership Model, to build businesses ethically and safely, to invest in people, to inspire customers through innovations, to deliver on our promises and to improve every day.</li> <li>To ensure adherence with all compliance standards and operate with integrity at all times.</li> <li>Help with financial data entry and general bookkeeping</li> <li>Manage data, records, and reports by checking for errors and verifying accuracy of information</li> <li>Prepare receipts, vouchers, invoices, etc. for entry into data sheets</li> <li>Assist in preparation of financial statements and reports</li> <li>Update and maintain financial records</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-align:left"><span style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Person Specification</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong> </strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:1.0 E-4pt"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><a name="_Hlk71727725"></a>University degree in accounting, economics or finance (can be a student obtaining the degree shortly)</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Willingness to learn and become finance specialist</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Focus on details, accurate, result oriented</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Good communication and cooperation skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Ability to prioritize tasks, time management skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:left;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Fluent in Latvian, intermediate in English</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0 E-4pt 0.4px;text-align:justify;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Good PC skills (MS Office)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. </strong></span></span></span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates across North America and Europe. Our associates are dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives through our market-leading product brands across the world. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit <a href="https://corporate.jeld-wen.com/">corporate.JELD-WEN.com</a> or follow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/jeld-wen">LinkedIn</a>.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">JELD-WEN has been named by <em>Forbes</em> as one of ‘America’s Best Employers’ and by <em>Newsweek</em> as one of the ‘World’s Most Trustworthy Companies’. </span></span></span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What We Offer</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. </span></span></span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">JELD-WEN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation based on individuals’ physical traits, beliefs, and/or other characteristics that are protected under applicable laws.</span></span></span></p> <p><br><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">For more information please contact [email protected].</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:lightgray"> #LI-MR1 </span></p>