Review Financial Statements of our Entities and monitoring of local finance to ensure deadlines are met
Review Balance Sheet reconciliations and follow up to local finance departments with action points
Assist local finance where required with statutory audit/tax inspection requirements and requests
Reviewing reconciliations between statutory P/L and Tax P/L reporting and filings
Review with European Finance Manager accounting policies and assist with improvements and communication processes to ensure accounting in all entities is consistent
First level review and checking of tax and VAT filings and responsible to obtain approvals from European Finance Director and International Tax Team
Focus on revenue recognition policy and auditing the local subsidiaries to ensure compliance
Manage ‘In control’ platform ensuring that all financial statements/tax filings and legal entity documents are uploaded and correct
Review and checking of marketing fee contract calculations and approvals
Maintaining local agreements for marketing fee/IG loans and allocated expense recharges
Review monthly cash flow from entities and make recommendations for inter group payments
First level review of all approval requests to European Finance Director (Customer credit requests/purchase invoices/Customer RMA/Sales arrangements etc.)
First level review of commission plan calculations across region and obtaining appropriate approvals
Assist in audit and reporting of company assets tracking/checking including but not limited to Fixed Assets and Inventory
Review contracts and engagements providing feedback and obtaining approval from Finance Director
Close liaison with local Senior Accountants to resolve issues.
Reviewing and advising on cost Center accounting. Including managing new cost center application process
Reviewing and reporting AR Provision and Inventory Provision
Ad hoc finance projects
Ad hoc duties to support Finance Manager
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Qualified/Newly Qualified Accountant with strong previous experience in an accounting role (ACCA/ACA)
Experience in practice environment with exposure to preparation and audit of financial statements
Highly numeric/strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Advanced level spreadsheet skills and PC literacy.
Strong written reporting skills.
Confident communication skills.
Strong commercial acumen.
Drive to continually improve processes and seek new challenges.
Ability to work under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines.
Willingness to travel.
Ability to be flexible.
Preferably knowledge and professional experience of SAP