Senior Accountant

4 weeks ago


Colchester Essex, United Kingdom Bertelsmann Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Bertelsmann Global Business Services (BGBS) team based in Frating, Colchester on a full-time permanent basis.
Reporting to the Head of General Accounting, this role will be responsible for handling the financial reporting for selected companies within the non-publishing side of the group. The main goal is to ensure both internal policies and external laws are followed, with strict compliance with standards and guidelines.
Owner of the complete process for some of the Bertelsmann Group, delivering financial and management accounts activities
Manage the financial accounts activities to ensure strong balance sheet control
Assist in the completion of local Statutory Accounts and group reporting for the global Bertelsmann consolidation
Ensure financial account activities are completed accurately, to time and efficiently
Work with key stakeholders within the Bertelsmann Group management/financial accounts process to ensure strong controls, compliance, and governance
Be the lead contact for the management accounts processes for entities that you are tasked with overseeing
Ensure correct application of Group Accounting Policies
Effective review, control and management of the Balance Sheet Accounts for selected group companies
Manage the Balance Sheet control review process and identification of material risks and opportunities
Ensure measured challenge of the selected group companies Balance Sheet applying commercial experience and understanding alongside the rigour of balance sheet control and compliance
Assist in the effective delivery of year end, half year and interim audits
Liaise with Bertelsmann Internal Audit team and Compliance Accountant on any relevant Internal Audits
Complete and review relevant financial controls as required
Excel
Able to consistently meet strict deadlines and to produce high quality information
Structured and disciplined in the approach to planning and organising workload and able to work under own initiative without supervision
Commercially motivated and able to challenge & probe current data and processes
Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems is desirable but not essential
We deliver top-tier financial services, encompassing Purchase to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (OTC), and Record to Report (R2R) activities.
Competitive benefits package: Financial - income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
Lifestyle - enhanced parental leave, tech scheme
Hybrid working: We're experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team.For this role we expect you to work from the office based in Frating, Colchester, approximiately twice a week and work the remaining days remotely.
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme.


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