Main responsibilities
- Country management accounts – monthly preparation of country management accounts for review of US GAAP compliant Profit & Loss with business partner and finance manager; monthly reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts e.g. cash and payroll; quarterly preparation and review of entire balance sheets; processing of monthly journals
- Preparation and processing of various accruals and recharges for the EMEA region
- Providing responses to auditors
- Preparation of statutory accounts and supporting various reporting obligations
- Support of UK specific requirements e.g. benefit in kind tax accounting and administration
- Support of other team members with ad-hoc queries, journal entries, and other accounting workloads as the situations demand
Tools and equipment used
- Microsoft packages
- Oracle Cloud Services (General Ledger, AHCS, ARCS, EPBCS, FCCS)
- Smartview / Essbase management reporting system
Qualifications/education required
- We are looking for an accountant who is part-qualified (in the advanced stages of completing CIMA/ACCA) with several years of experience
Preferable skills, knowledge and experience
- We require someone who is quick at learning new things (processes, software) and not afraid to ask questions
- At least two years of experience in management/financial accountancy roles
- Experience with account reconciliations – cash, AP, AR, payroll
- Good accounting knowledge expected
- Good MS Office skills, particularly Excel, is essential. Experience using lookups and pivot tables required
- Knowledge of MS Access is helpful
Attitude and/or particular aptitude
- Drive and commitment to achieving targets and deadlines
- Strong Analytical skills
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with others at all levels
- Dependable, accurate and thorough in execution of duties
- Reliable and willing to take ownership
- Performs well in a continuous process improvement environment
- Ability to work alone and be self-motivated but equally the ability to be a contributing member of a fast-paced team
