General Ledger Accountant

Are you available at short notice and looking for your next contract role, and seeking a role working within a large, well-established, well-respected business? Then this role may be perfect for you. My client ,who have an established EMEA Shared Service Centre based in Bracknell, are looking to recruit a General Ledger Accountant to join their team in supporting and delivering to clients across the European Regions.

As a General Ledger Accountant you will be responsible for conducting accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and providing various reports.

Key Responsibilities for the role of General Ledger Accountant:

• Journal preparation, uploading and posting into the system
• Responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliation
• Correct accounting for Fixed Assets, Prepayments & Accruals at month-end
• Responsible for overhead analysis and reporting to budget holders
• Assists with monthly and annual closings
• Inter-company charges
• Allocations of support function costs
• Prepare various reports for internal departments and other ad-hoc reports, whilst working to strict deadlines
• Develop good working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues
• Ensure compliance with accounting principles, SSC standards and SLA's
• Recognise and communicate potential issues/risks with team
• Assist with internal and external audit
• Offer the a bility to communicate effectively at all levels of organizational structure

Essential criteria as a General Ledger Accountant

• Offer previous finance/business related job experience, ideally from working within a larger corporate business
• Experience of working with foreign currencies
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft packages, Excel, Word etc
• Excellent customer service skills across multiple locations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Industry or shared service experience
• Fluency in written & oral English.
• Team Player

Desirable

• Ideally Part Qualified CIMA or ACCA or AAT
• Potentially offer a fluency in one or more European languages
• Previous experience of SAP/Oracle or similar
• Ability to work and deliver collaboratively across a complex global matrix
• Able to take ownership of tasks from start to finish
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of the team
• Intermediate or Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to improve and streamline processes

For more information regarding the role of General Ledger Accountant, based in Bracknell, please contact me directly. My client offers a superb training and on-boarding experience, and is within easy reach of all public transport routes and also offers free parking.

This role will initially be hired on a 6 month temporary basis with a potential for extension, subject to performance and sign-off.