Accounts Payable Clerk
Full Time
Job Description
- Accounting ownership of several corporate entities and preparation of Group/Subgroup consolidations
- Support the preparation of quarterly and annual consolidated group financial accounts across all required entities for the Group structure.
- Delivery of the audited financial statements for all group entities according to loan covenant/statutory/internal deadlines.
- Liaise with auditors during the preparation of the audited financial statements.
- Participation in corporate restructuring to understand changes to group structure and planning for the accounting changes that result and embedding the impact of those changes.
- Assist with the project team implementing an integrated and reporting platform to set-up report mapping and templates to facilitate efficient report generation and consolidation.
- Preparing financial performance reporting including analysis for the Corporate Reporting Manager.
- Support the wider accounting team on appropriate IRFS/GAAP reporting. Support on quality control reviews of transactional accounting.
- Review of balance sheet reconciliations, aging reports and other control mechanisms.
- Assist in research on accounting standards relevant to the group and writing accounting memos that support application of the Company's accounting policies.
- Analyzing/identifying changes to the accounting processes or financial reporting that arise from the implementation of those standards.
- Assisting in the appropriate accounting of fixed assets through involvement in the preparation of management accounts and other management information for business units both operational and those under construction.
- Liaising with external tax advisory service providers (outsourced) to support filing positions, providing input to preparation of tax returns / filings, verification of filings and providing additional inputs as appropriate to define/refine overall tax strategy
- Reviewing compliance with Group accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Preparation of ad-hoc financial reports and analytical projects in a timely and accurate manner.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- ACA qualification or similar
- Relevant industry experience would be an advantage but is not essential.
- Experience in the review and/or preparation of IFRS consolidated and individual statutory accounts.
- Experience of complex consolidation, restructuring/M&A accounting transactions.
- Strong technical knowledge in accounting, financial management and reporting requirements in UK/Europe.
- Experience of integrated IT solutions and ERP systems.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills to juggle responsibilities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to build strong relationships.
- Ability to deliver high quality work under pressure of tight deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work in coordination with remote team members.
- Intellectual curiosity and interest in energy, finance, debt and capital markets.
- Interest in designing/developing integrated finance IT systems with a view to automation/efficiency.
- Effective at operating both independently as well as collaboratively to deliver exceptional results.
- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization / management; and
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present oneself in a professional manner.
Reference no: 96620