Group Accountant - Italian

An exciting opportunity has arisen with my client, global retail property business, for an Italian-speaking Group Accountant.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an industry-leading business, and offers a unique opportunity to use your language skills.

The ideal candidate will be technically strong, with exposure to IFRS and ideally US Gaap, whilst also being an excellent communicator across both the London office and sites across the world. You will be interacting with several different areas of the business, with the opportunity to really influence senior decision makers.

Italian language skills are essential for this position.

Key responsibilities include:

• To assist the Group Reporting Manager with all necessary financial reporting and ensure accounting records are maintained in an accurate and timely manner;
• Ensure good planning and communication around reporting cycles and ensure on-time delivery of high quality financial reporting to stakeholders
• Production of the UK group financial consolidation for half year and year end reporting including
• Preparation of the UK & Europe Group long-term forecast and budget reports to be submitted to the Financial Planning team;
• Preparation & review of the UK Group monthly management report
• Group Accounting for all acquisitions and disposals;
• Managing the monthly UK & Europe Group intercompany matching process;
• Maintenance of the UK & Europe Group reporting timetable and processes;
• Completion of the transition of all UK Group related reporting and associated documentation and processes to the UK - and eventually onto Hyperion;
• Improving Hyperion processes & efficiencies for reporting in the wider finance group;
• Review of the Group Audit and Operator fee forecasts;
• Preparation of the UK & Europe Corporate overhead expenditure monthly management reporting including related analysis and commentary, to support the effective management of expenditure by UK executive management and senior managers;
• Preparation of the UK & Europe Corporate financial reporting packages for Half Year End and Year End and disclosure schedules for reporting to Group Finance;
• Preparation of compliance requirements for corporate entities e.g. ONS returns, FSA returns, VAT returns;
• Review, approval and processing of entities purchase orders, invoices, employee cash expenses and Barclaycard expenses for payment in accordance with budget approval and Financial Policies and procedures
• Continuous improvement of reporting outputs, processes and systems;
• Ad hoc duties as required.

The ideal candidate will be:

• ACA qualified (or equivalent) with the Big 4 (although others will be considered)
• Demonstrated experience of acquisition/disposal accounting
• Fluent Italian is essential
• US Gaap knowledge desirable
• Strong technical accounting knowledge

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