Financial Accountant

Job details
  • Job Ref: DCGB0226
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Location: Basildon
  • Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 pa

 

As the Financial Accountant you will be a key player within the dynamic and growing Shared Service Accounting team, responsible for legal entities financial accounting and reporting across the EMEA region.

In this exciting new role you will ensure a timely and accurate monthly close, helping to improve and build sustainable processes and maintain a robust control environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Control and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations and balance sheet reviews with management and internal/external auditors
  • Analyse and investigate cost centre expenditure with Regional Controllers and cost centre owners.
  • Review and report out monthly actuals to Regional Controllers with commentary and variance analysis.
  • Load monthly actual results to HFM- global financial consolidation system, ensuring compliance with GAAP.
  • Prepare monthly Intercompany invoices and reconcile month end balances with global regions.
  • Preparation of Quarterly schedules for corporate reporting.
  • Assist in the preparation of local statutory Financial Statements & Tax packs
  • Standard and non-standard monthly journal postings and GL reconciliations.
  • Management of the fixed asset postings and reconciliations, including purchases, disposals and depreciation.
  • Daily bank postings and reconciliations ensuring all payments have the correct sign off in line with policy.
  • Month end accruals review and posting.
  • Preparation of key reserves for review with regional controllers.
  • Drive efficiencies and process improvements, ensuring compliance with company policy & procedures, local and US GAAP requirements
  • Adhoc duties as required

Benefits:

  • Study sponsorship scheme after successful completion of probationary period - 3 months. Salary increases are aligned with completion of certain modules
  • 36 hour working week, but flexibility needed for month end. Hybrid working environment - 10 days in office a month, rest working from home.
  • Fantastic newly refurbished ultra modern offices.
  • 25 days holiday
  • Life Assurance - 4 x Salary
  • Pensions -EE -3% ER - 6% or if over 45 years old can opt into contributions of EE-5% - ER 9%


Please apply on line or contact Dan at Armstrong Knight for further details on this outstanding new career opportunity.

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