Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Preparation of month end consolidation adjustments that drive the overall Group reporting
- Ownership of the accounting for holding companies through the month end timetable, liaising with the Group Central Costs team where required
- Ownership and oversight of the overall intercompany reconciliations, along with providing recommendations to manage balances, investigating and resolving control issues
- Supporting the Group Finance Manager in the preparation, development, and review of the consolidated Balance Sheet and Cashflow
- Preparation of the Month End Reporting Pack, which consolidates global financial information
- Preparation of Group balance sheet reconciliations
- Reviewing regional balance sheets, ensuring global consistency
- Annual Group transaction reviews; working across transfer pricing agreement calculations and communication with auditors and preparation of audit information
- Responsible for future updates to the Group Accounting Manual, involving partnering with different departments throughout the business to ensure that the Group Accounting Manual meets the Group’s needs
- Preparation of the Group Month End timetable
- Developing process notes for Group Consolidation and Global accounting purposes
- Assisting in the implementation of new accounting standards across the business
- Ensuring all transactions and processes align with the Group Accounting Manual and Group Policies and Procedures, including signed confirmation of the Group
- Ensuring Global alignment on accounting and processes
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Recognized accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA) with appropriate technical competencies
- Experience of working with Group consolidations including overseas subsidiaries – multi-currency and multi-site
- Understanding of accounting policies – ability to use this knowledge to apply to Group consolidation and have a questioning mind of Global information submitted
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, to agreed timetables and deadlines
- Confidence to build credibility quickly with stakeholders within and outside of the Finance function
- The ability to understand the detail but also to take a big picture approach
- Advanced excel skills and ability to use PowerPoint and Word
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