Temporary Management Accountant
Job Description
Our Global Client is looking for experience in international markets, you will be ACCA or ACA qualified or nearly qualified with a background in financial and management accounts.
Purpose of the job:
To ensure monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reporting is completed and delivered accurately by the given deadlines for a number of UK corporate entities.
The main monthly/quarterly responsibilities include:
Planning
- Responsible for coordination and delivery of the monthly forecasts and annual budgets for selected corporate entities
- Responsible for submission and reporting in Hyperion
Management Accounts for Corporate Entities:
- Preparation of the management accounts for the corporate entities including submission to Hyperion
- Analysis of the monthly P&L and variances to forecast, and produce commentary on material variances
- Ensure management accounts are signed off on a monthly basis by senior management team
- Prepare various reports and analyse accounts in order to understand activity within the month
Statutory Reporting:
- Prepare the financial statements for the corporate entities including the reconciliation of US to UK GAAP
- Preparation of consolidated accounts, if required
- Be the primary contact for audit of the corporate entities
Tax:
- Responsible for the completion of the annual internal tax questionnaires and templates
- Prepare the consolidated tax templates
- Track short term business visitors and submit annual report as required
- Responsible for the annual PSA and P11d calculations and submissions
Consolidation:
- Prepare consolidation and adjustments, and process these in Hyperion
- Ensure intercompany matching at month end
- Ensure all system validations and checks are complete prior to submission
- Responsible for producing monthly consolidation files
Person Specification:
- Strong double entry bookkeeping knowledge is essential in this role
- Good working knowledge of Excel
- Experience of Hyperion is beneficial but not essential (will be offered training)
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX is beneficial but training will be offered
- Strong analytical skills
- Takes pride in great work, able to prioritise workload and delivers results
- Takes responsibility of timely delivering to the deadline
- Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and environment
- Pro-active and with a can-do attitude and able to handle tasks and drive results without close supervision
- A team player who actively supports others around them but also with ability to work independently
- Strong interpersonal skills; able to communicate at all levels
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Strong double entry bookkeeping knowledge is essential in this role • Good working knowledge of Excel • Experience of Hyperion is beneficial but not essential (will be offered training) • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX is beneficial but training will be offered • Strong analytical skills • Takes pride in great work, able to prioritise workload and delivers results • Takes responsibility of timely delivering to the deadline • Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and environment • Pro-active and with a can-do attitude and able to handle tasks and drive results without close supervision • A team player who actively supports others around them but also with ability to work independently • Strong interpersonal skills; able to communicate at all levels