Job Description

Our client is a subsidiary of a large, global life sciences group. This is a key role in the finance team as the business go through a significant period of change. The role directly reports to and supports the Group Financial Controller. Ideally candidates will have experience

This is a hands-on role overseeing the management of the Company ledgers, consolidation of all Group accounts and month end close. Primary responsibility over all Statutory Reporting and related audits. Lead submission ledgers into Corporate financial systems (Hyperion) and support month end reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting group monthly and quarterly reporting process. This includes:
  • Preparing the monthly group sourced transactions and entries (loan interest, tax and i/c mgt. fees posting)
  • Preparing the cash flow reconciliation at month end (for each legal entity);
  • Uploading of the Japan and Austrian subsidiaries into our ERP system (Microsoft AX)
  • Analysis of intercompany balances and reconciliations (including activity)
  • Review of foreign exchange movements
  • Supporting balance sheet fluctuation analysis
  • Japan sales invoices and cash receipts matching, purchase ledger review and cash transfers
  • Currency forecast and fixed assets for group reporting
• Dealing with the US GAAP to UK GAAP difference for UK entities in our ERP system ensuring that there is a clear reconciliation between the financial data that is submitted for group reporting purposes versus our local UK statutory accounts financial data.
• Preparing the annual UK statutory accounts for our UK entities in readiness for the audit.
• Supporting the audit process for the UK entities, dealing with audit queries, or ensuring that they are dealt with by other areas of the business.
• Being a key point of contact for the audit team and leading the audit timetable so that the audit can progress efficiently.
• Carrying out SOX lite program as part of global SOX program.
• Providing general transactional team support, resolving transactional issues as they arise.
• Supporting ad hoc projects as they arise.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Professional qualification (CIMA /ACCA) with 4-5 years + PQE
• Experience in a broad financial role within an SME finance function
• Previous experience of Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Experience preparing statutory financial statements
• Experience operating in a SOX environment
• Strong technical acumen in IFRS and US GAAP
• Strong Excel and accounting systems skills