Financial Accountant

Temporary 6 or 12 month Temporary Contracts available.

Basic Qualifications:

Qualified CIMA /ACA / ACCA or its equivalent within Europe or QBE /EU qualification

Demonstrable experience in financial reporting, preparation of statutory accounts, implementation of new accounting standards etc essential
Experienced and understands differences between IFRS, UK GAAP and other European market GAAP
Ability to communicate at matrix levels, both written and verbal.

Big 4 Experience preferred but not essential

SAP experience preferred but not essential

Ability to speak Spanish fluently at business level (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.

GSK

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 services including statutory reporting in accordance with local GAAP for GSK's European markets.
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.

Resolve any query issues according to defined policies and procedures.
Escalate as necessary any customer issues related to queries to the Team Lead.

Please state you desired daily rate and notice period for this temporary contract on your covering letter.