Senior Accountant
2 days ago
Job Description: As a Senior Accountant - Statutory Reporting, you will be responsible for providing financial accounting services to our Europe business. You will prepare statutory accounts for UK entities, research and apply UK GAAP accounting policy, and take a lead role in the interim and year-end SOX control audits.
Main 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.
- Coordinate responses and requests for documentation from the wider Europe business.
- Ensure timely and accurate internal monthly corporate reporting to our headquarters in the US, including Benefit analysis, Ad valorem taxes, and Allowance for doubtful accounts reports.
- 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, ensuring open items are followed up and cleared on a timely basis.
- Critically review accounting entries in SAP and overall account balance variances on a monthly basis, ensuring overall integrity of the data in SAP.
- Perform ad hoc statutory and analytical work to support Manager UK & HQ Accounting and the Europe business. Represent the financial accounting team on work streams and projects.
Key Requirements:
- 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. Ability to clearly summarise complex financial reporting issues and articulate them to a non-finance audience.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks concurrently, manage own time and meet all deadlines. Experience working in a high-pressure environment.
- Advanced user of Excel & SAP.
- Experience using Thomson Reuters OneSource Accounts Production software preferred but not essential.
About Us: Our client is a global commerce and technology firm based in Canary Wharf, London. They offer a 9-day fortnight (every second Friday off) and a competitive salary range of £75,000 - £81,400 per annum.
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