Financial Accountant

Who is Promethean? 

Collaborative discovery is at the heart of the learning experience. With more than two decades helping people learn and grow together, Promethean is a true partner for educators, innovators, and business leaders. Our award-winning interactive displays and lesson delivery solutions transform learning and workspaces into creative, connected environments to foster collective success.

At the heart of Promethean is a team of education strategists, designers, and technologists that is dedicated to inspiring engagement and empowering teachers and students around the world. Our goal is to make education technology commonplace in all learning environments, and we strive every day to develop intuitive solutions that speed learning, insights, and creativity.

The Promethean team spans the globe and our work impacts the lives of millions of teachers and students. We stand by our solutions and our employees, offering highly competitive benefits and compensation, as well as providing a work-life balance that lifts and sustains us as we navigate a new future.

We are #TeamPromethean. Join us.

The Finance team is responsible for the accounting and financial activities of the organization. Our team shares a passion for analyzing data and furthering education.  Our global team works collaboratively with all departments to ensure accurate and timely data, enabling leadership with reliable information to maintain our leading position in EdTech.

The Financial Accountant will serve as a key member of team through support of monthly and annual financial reporting, as well as supporting the annual external financial statement audit. This financial reporting will be reviewed by Promethean’s executive leadership team, management of our parent company, and certain external parties. Through execution of their responsibilities, this individual will work with a number of individuals within the global Accounting and Finance departments. 

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the monthly reporting package
• Prepare our annual statutory financial documents in various jurisdictions including the UK, France, Germany, and Singapore
• Provide assistance on technical accounting topics where required, such as the introduction of new accounting standards
• Help with group’s annual audits and interim reviews
• Assist with the month end process for various group entities
• Partner with IT to continue to automate and improve financial processes
• Assist in formal documentation of accounting controls for financial reporting process
• Support and lead special projects and ad hoc analyses as needed

Requirements:

• Newly qualified ACA/ACCA
• Role is suited to a recently qualified accountant working in audit and looking for their first move into industry
• Strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of IFRS are essential, knowledge of reporting in France and Germany an advantage
• Experience of group consolidations is highly desirable
• A strong teammate who is a self-starter and works to tight deadlines
• Sophisticated MS Office skills, specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Experience with LN and Cognos a plus

At Promethean... 

We take our work seriously because it has impact! We empower students worldwide to learn. We are driven to continuously innovate and develop educational technology that inspires students to unleash their potential. We believe in the power of education to change the world and come to work each day with our sleeves rolled up ready to make a difference! However, we also appreciate that life isn't just about work. We are a small company with big rewards and understand that you also need time to unwind. Join a company where you can be your best self, work on challenging problems, and have some fun along the way; join Promethean.  

Promethean is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We realize that by creating teams rich in diverse thoughts and experiences, our people, company and customers are free to thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, marital status, disability, military or veteran status; or any other protected classifications or characteristics under applicable local laws.  In addition, Promethean values privacy and the protection of personal information. For information regarding personal information we collect and our use of such data please see our privacy policy: https://bit.ly/2I83hwP

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