Group Accountant

12m FTC - Group Accountant ; £30,000 - £40,000 + Benefits

Household International brand in Gloucester seeks a technically strong accountant to join for a 12m Fixed Term Contract.

The Role:

- Responsible for maintaining financial records for Group in accordance with UK and US GAAP, tax and legal.

- Managing month end reporting. Collaborating with senior management and the business planner this includes the preparation and posting of month end journals, preparation of month end financial reports to the US and investigation of variances.

- Preparation of monthly and quarterly balance sheet account reconciliations.

- Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and government statistical reports.

- Preparation of UK GAAP statutory annual report and financial statements for UK entities within the remit of EMEA Corporate Services.

- Managing intercompany process; including support raising of intercompany rebills, reconciling balances at month end following standard group processes.

- Supporting the preparation of government corporation tax and government statutory returns via provision of financial information to colleagues.

- Responding to adhoc queries from the US, and from the UK business. Application of broad knowledge of accounting / finance practices and procedures to ensure full compliance.

- Process improvement on systems and reporting. Working with the wider operational teams on streamlining reporting and standardizing month-end close processes.

- Provide reliable, timely service to customers in the local business

- Provide support for the EMEA tax function

- Manage and respond on a timely basis to ad hoc requests and queries from US Corporate Reporting.

Your Profile:

- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA)

- Experience with UKGAAP and Ideally USGAAP

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