Job Description

You will be supporting PURP and relevant Group Financial Reporting team in the month end close process which include: 

• leading monthly feedback and performance reporting process with Group Finance Services (GFS)

• a key role in the preparation and review of the Annual Report and 20-F

• managing matters with PwC (external auditor) throughout the year to ensure a successful year-end audit

• assisting with activities relating to the SOX reporting timetable to ensure all key deadlines are met/work performed

• advising on reporting treatment and provide other practical support as required by reporting units

• supporting GFR’s consolidation continual improvement process, sharing best practice amongst the team and the wider finance community

• preparing quality financial analysis and develop recommendations to remediate reporting errors and complexities

• ad-hoc review/analysis and/or BAU activities

• Supporting Group Consolidation team with Financial Reporting and other Central Accounting requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Experience/ Qualifications Required:

• Qualified accountant

• Significant experience of financial statement preparation and external audit

• Understanding of consolidation mechanics and systems/tools, preferably hyperion.

• Experience of reporting under IFRS

• Experience of financial control and SOX frameworks

• Proven delivery in a large and complex business environments.

• Intercompany profit elimination / Intercompany reporting

• Large organisation group financial reporting.

• Stakeholder management / management experience

• Consolidation experience