Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Anthony Cole Associates
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £55-60,000 plus bonus & good package
- Posted
- 14 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 21 Sep 2019
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Consultancy Services, Law
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
THE COMPANY
Our client is a leading global services firm defined by HOW they solve challenges. Whether a client is facing an immediate business challenge, trying to increase the value of their company or protect against future risks, the company designs, develops, and executes tailored solutions by assembling the right combination of expertise. They build on this experience with every case, client, and situation, collaborating to create innovative, customized solutions, and strategies designed for today’s ever-changing business environment. Due to an increased workload, they are seeking an experienced Financial Accountant with a good international technical skillset to join the team asap on an initial 1 year FTC, with likely potential to extend.
ROLE SPECIFICATIONS – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Scope / Purpose
- Accounting and reporting activities for month end, quarter end and year end (Group Reporting and statutory)
- Reporting activities around WIP and AR, Sales, DSO, other KPIs
- Compliance activities and adherence to all set standards
- Play a key role in the International finance team
Key Duties For The Financial Accountant
- Ensuring compliance with all the statutory, tax and regulatory filings of the International entities
- Preparation of the Statutory accounts for International entities including UK consolidated Accounts under FRS102
- Preparation of VAT return for UK entity and other jurisdictions
- Managing the statutory and any other audits for the International entities
- Liaise with the legal department to ensure compliance matters and filings are met on time
- Provision of data for tax computations for International entities
- Balance sheet reconciliation preparation and review, owning the numbers and taking lead over any improvements needed
- Provide finance data for client proposals or supplier requests
- Draft process descriptions and flowcharts for all major Company’s processes
- Work closely with the Financial Accounting and Finance Director on all allocated projects
- Document and streamline any activities, simplify things, educate teams around controls and support compliance at all stages
- Ad hoc analysis and projects
Skills / Experience
- Qualified ACA/ACCA accountant with External or Internal Audit training
- Strong accounting and reporting skills in a global organisation
- Extensive statutory reporting experience (IFRS)
- Tax experience
- US GAAP knowledge and preferably previous experience
- Well‐organized approach to work, ability to prioritize tasks, good attention to detail
- Experienced in Excel, knowledge of PeopleSoft, Essbase and or Workday advantageous.
Personal profile
- A hands-on individual who is not fazed by hard work and has much pride in his/her work.
- A team player who works collaboratively with colleagues in other countries.
- Good communication skills and professional attitude
- Proactive, self-starter with a “can do” attitude
- Positive and energetic, engaged, ambitious and self-driven, with an internal motivation to learn and professionally develop
- Capable of multitasking and correlating information
- Ability to handle large international network (email correspondence, conference calls, live meetings, etc.)
Structure
- Part of a Global Finance Team, spanning UK and US
- Reports to Finance Director -Accounting
What does success mean for this role?
A successful Finance Accountant will play a key role in the International finance team, acting like a liaison officer between the Functions at all levels, other departments and local and Group management. S/he will successfully accomplish all on-going reporting and statutory activities, ensuring solid controls are in place and functioning.