Job Title: Financial Reporting Accountant (ACCA Qualified)
Date: 19 Jul 2023
Sector: FINANCE / ACCOUNTING
Type: Permanent
Location: London
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per annum
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Ref: DB02365
We are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant for a Global firm based in Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare statutory accounts for UK entities with supporting schedules and documentation to meet external audit requirements.
- Liaise directly with company auditors (KPMG) and coordinate responses to audit testing.
- Research and apply UK GAAP accounting policy for new or changing business activity.
- Post UK GAAP adjustments into unconsolidated companies in SAP.
- Take a lead role in the interim and year-end SOX control audits, prepare supporting schedules and analysis, and answer queries from KPMG as they arise.
- Ensure timely and accurate internal monthly corporate reporting to our headquarters in the US.
- Perform month end close activities as assigned, including accruals and amortisations, payroll accounting, currency revaluations and other ad hoc journals.
- Undertake monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, complete by end of month and to the required standard.
- Critically review accounting entries in SAP and overall account balance variances on a monthly basis.
- Perform ad hoc statutory and analytical work to support Manager UK & HQ Accounting and the Europe business.
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Educated to degree level and must be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
- Up-to-date knowledge of UK GAAP accounting standards (FRS102).
- Post qualification experience in financial accounting and statutory reporting gained in either Practice or a commercial environment (5+ years).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong interpersonal skills.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks concurrently.
- Advanced user of Excel & SAP.
- Experience using Thomson Reuters OneSource Accounts Production software preferred but not essential.