Fixed Asset Accountant
- Recruiter
- Bio-Rad
- Location
- Watford
- Salary
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Posted
- 26 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 30 Nov 2016
- Ref
- 2877412
- Contact
- Bio-Rad .
- Job Title
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Category
- Manufacturing / Engineering
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Fixed Asset Accountants
Hays are excited to be working in partnership with Bio-Rad, since 1952 Bio-Rad laboratories have been advancing scientific discovery by manufacturing and distributing a broad range of products for the life sciences, research and clinical diagnostics market. Due to experiencing significant growth they are opening a new Shared Service Centre in Watford next to Watford Junction in January 2017.
Bio-Rad is looking for multiple Fixed Asset Accounting Clerks fluent in one or more of the following languages: French, Dutch, Flemish or German. You will be responsible for ensuring Fixed Asset Transactions within the EMEA Finance Shared Services Centre (FSSC) are captured and reported accurately and timely in accordance to US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – as well as, helping to drive standardisation and harmonisation of all Fixed Asset accounting processes for EMEA.
The primary focus of the role will be France or Switzerland including the European Headquarters (EHQ) or UK and Benelux.
Duties as follows:
Maintains Fixed Asset ledger accounts for entities that are covered by the EMEA Finance Shared Services Center (FSSC) – including: - updating and maintaining Fixed Asset ledger accounts for US GAAP & Statutory reporting - timely and accurate monthly balance sheet account reconciliations - timely analysis, identification, communication and resolution of balance sheet account reconciliation issues
- ensures that all IO are settled at month-end - ensures that depreciation is recorded properly for each asset monthly
- prepares journal entries to general ledger - assists/prepares annual property tax filings - assures documents being processed are included in the appropriate accounting period
- analyses and verifies internal consistency, completeness, and arithmetic accuracy of accounting documents - analyses and researches and corrects issues related to accounting - communicates issues with errors, procedure violations and discrepancies with all levels of management - coordinates the activities of junior accountants - Manage administration of physical count of FA, and makes appropriate adjustments to ledger for assets for adds and disposals. - Manage the asset tagging process once an asset is placed in service
Month-end closing activities including: - updates and maintains month-end/quarter-end/year-end closing schedules
- Prepares the monthly Fixed Asset roll forwards that ties to the GL - Performs balance sheet and income statement account analyses and actual versus budget - processes accruals during month-end close and assist in preparation of QVRs - Coordinates special projects and requests involving general accounting systems - Coordinates special projects and requests involving general accounting systems - Performs internal control reviews for assigned control objectives required by section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Coordinates internal and external audit requests – before, during and after – as well as the completion of audit-required analyses Answers auditing questions and resolves auditing issues Ensures compliance with applicable Corporate Policies and Procedures
To achieve this, you will have:
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in accounting or finance
- Finance Shared Service Centre experience in large multinational company with a high volume, performance driven environment
- Fixed asset and SAP knowledge
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation
- Strong knowledge of internal controls and US GAAP accounting required
- Strong analytical and problem solving background
- Experience in process and project management skills.
- Experience in process redesign and/or efficiency
- Innovative and able to think both analytically and conceptually.
- Fluent (both orally and in writing) in English and one of the following: German, French, Dutch or Flemish
This is an exciting time to join Bio-Rad who offer a world of career opportunities and will provide you with the training and development you need to succeed in your career. In return they are offering a competitive salary and benefits package.