Job Description

In this Financial Accountant role you assume responsibility for the analysis, accounting and explanations of various liquidity and foreign exchange flows for a major entity within the group - the main duties will include:

• Maintain variance analysis and commentary for the monthly P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reviews within monthly closing cycle timelines.
• Maintain daily cash application of financial related cash activities. Propose new activity types and mapping rules, when required.
• Regular monitoring and reconciliation of liquidity flows and related accounts consisting of bank, cash pools, investments, payment portals, dividends, interest and returns on investments by assessing alignment to ensure accurate accounting of the transactions.
• Reports cash actuals in Hyperion within monthly cycle timelines.
• Analysis of FX results with a continuing objective to identify exposure characteristics and minimize causes of realised and unrealised FX gains/losses.
• Assessing FX results by maintaining the analysis, investigate and identify drivers and propose solutions to keep them at a minimum.
• Provides input to the preparation of the Quarterly Results Review presentation packages. Ensures timeframes are adhered to, slides are accurate, understood and explained.
• Participates in external and internal audits, provides supporting documentation and walkthroughs of processes within area of responsibility.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful Financial Accountant will be an experienced, fully qualified finance professional(ACA, ACCA or CIMA). You will be keen to learn and develop your skills and have the confidence to work independently and suggest improvements. You will need to have exposure to cash and liquidity management as well as FX analysis and monitoring/reporting, ideally from a multi-entity environment. Experience of US GAAP reporting and SOX controls would be beneficial along with accounting for international entities.