European Accounting and Controls Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Accountant, financial reporting and controls specialist covering Europe.

Client Details

This is an important time to be joining the organisation who are growing massively following a huge transformation shift. There are lots of opportunities to develop because of the amount of projects currently going on.

Description

As a Senior Accountant, financial reporting and controls specialist you will be responsible for:

Supporting the European finance function in achieving/maintaining a robust financial control environment including the ongoing integrity of financial reporting in compliance with US GAAP, local country legislation and SOX requirements. Other areas of involvement are listed below:

• Perform SOX testing, Policy implementation and Contract Compliance reviews and remediate deficiencies in partnership with the European teams
• Perform balance sheet reviews to monitor and direct accounting activity
• Lead projects to deliver integration with International and Global set-up
• Manage and coordinate the annual internal control processes across Europe and support the business with implementation and improvements to the control framework
• Drive and oversee improvement projects related to financial and policy compliance
• Support and drive the development and implementation of financial policies
• Provide support on complex accounting / reporting matters, this may include writing white papers/memo's for directors/external customers.
• Actively participating in several projects around improvement opportunities, integration and new system implementations

Profile

To be successful in this position your will have/be:

• Qualified accountant - either newly qualfiied from a large firm or already working in industry
• Technically competent
• Strong IFRS and US GAAP knowledge
• SOX/Controls experience but not essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong persuasive skills and ability to influence all levels
• Project management skills/experience
• Strong presentation skills
• Planning and organisation skills
• Strong problem-solving skills

Job Offer

Attractive package on offer.