Financial Accountant (Polish Speaking)
- Recruiter
- Halliday Marx
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum
- Posted
- 21 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 25 Jul 2017
- Ref
- 12702/003
- Contact
- Halliday Marx
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Marketing / PR
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client, a global marketing company requires a Financial Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. This role will be responsible for oversight of accounting activities, financial reporting, statutory reporting and internal controls. You will be working for a globally recognised company which is a house held name. The culture will suit creative individuals willing to work within a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities of the role -
* Ensure all significant transactions are reviewed for appropriate accounting treatment
* Ensure consistency in accounting and adherence to US GAAP
* Oversee monthly close activities, instruct on any judgemental or non-recurring entries to be made and approve certain journals
* Review and approve accounting adjustments such as credit memos, write-offs, disposals
* Review monthly P&L with the FP&A team to ensure completeness and accuracy
* Review balance sheet variance analyses
* Prepare account reconciliations for accounts that are managed locally, including investigating and resolving reconciling items remaining from SAP conversion
* Perform monthly review of open purchase orders
* Review and reconcile monthly payroll
* Assist the business and outside parties with issue resolution regarding accounts payable and invoicing and collection efforts regarding accounts receivable where necessary
* Manage the statutory audit and financial statements for Poland including engaging with external auditors, preparing statutory adjustments and drafting annual reports
* Manage relationship with external auditors and ensure requirements are met for US GAAP and local GAAP
* Oversee intercompany cross charge process including review of quarterly calculations
* Support tax processing (including VAT and WHT) and review filings
* Oversee and own execution of local controls and support compliance needs
* Ad hoc projects
Candidate Requirements -
* Experienced Poland controller with Polish GAAP experience
* Fully qualified or part qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
* Swedish speaker would be advantageous and the ability to travel
* US GAAP and multi-currency environment experience would be an advantage
* SAP experience
* Multisite/company experience
* Working Corporation Tax and VAT knowledge