Financial Accountant German Speaking - Permanent or 12 month Temporary contract

Permanent or Temporary 12 month Fixed Term Contracts available

Basic qualifications:

Qualified CIMA / ACA / ACCA or its equivalent within Europe or Qualified by Experience

Demonstrable experience in financial reporting, understanding of new accounting standards etc essential
Understanding of differences between IFRS , UK GAAP and other European market GAAP
Ability to communicate at matrix levels, both written and verbal.
Proven ability to work as a member of multi-functional teams and influence senior management within a market
Must have a experience in a similar role as outlined in the responsibilities
Ability to communicate & comprehend financial data in a relevant and concise way
Self motivated and displays initiative in solving problems
Ability to plan and manage workload to ensure all key deadlines are met
Actively seeks to improve processes making them more effective and efficient
Disciplined, excellent organisation
Empathy & resilience towards shared service centre set ups
Able to work both within a team and independently.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with shared service Knowledge Transfer :desirable

Preparation of statutory accounts,

Details:

GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research based healthcare companies, with operations in over 100 countries and 96,500 employees worldwide. We discover, develop, manufacture and distribute a huge range of healthcare products, from lifesaving prescription medicines and vaccines to popular consumer healthcare products like Horlicks, Sensodyne, Aquafresh and Panadol . Delivering more than 1,400 brands to over 160 markets across the globe, with an annual turnover in excess of £28 billion. In 2010 alone we delivered 1.4 billion vaccine doses to 179 countries. We're dedicated to helping millions of people around the world to do more, feel better and live longer. We're revolutionizing our business, and pioneering change across our entire industry, to meet changing healthcare needs in both the developed and developing world. The depth, breadth and influence of our business and the scale and scope of our bold plans for the future mean that we'll offer you the chance to answer some of the biggest questions facing everyone on the planet. Questions about future healthcare needs and questions about building a responsive, innovative, global business to meet them
In 2012, GSK took on the exciting mission of adopting a new business model , translating all service offerings into a multi-functional Business Service Centre to provide Global IT, regional Finance and HR & Procurement support services
We have a number of roles available at present in the area of finance/accounting within the UK BSC in Stockley Park:
At present we are looking for a number of financial accountants to :

Operational Responsibilities
• Provide timely, accurate and compliant record to report
• Ensure accurate and timely posting of financial transactions
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Research and analyze any unmatched and / or out of balance entries
• Prepare, document & manage all month end control processes
• Produce routine reports, schedules, and summaries for internal & external customers
• Support period end financial closing activities and ensure an efficient and effective close is performed including preparing judgment based accruals where required
• Work closely with the outsource provider to ensure activities carried out are correct and assist in resolving queries or issues with the market
• Work and build good relationships with local market Finance Directors, in country shared services, outsource providers and external authorities where relevant
• Prepare outside auditor schedules to support annual audit and special audit requirements.
• Prepare or assist in preparation of financial information to support business unit needs/external reporting requirements.
• Meet service level agreements and performance targets related to the R2R (record to report) processes.
Customer Relationship Responsibilities
Resolve any query issues according to defined policies and procedures.
Escalate as necessary any customer issues related to queries to the Team Lead.
Please apply via the online application system.

When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the on-line application to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.