Overview
Element has an opportunity for a Accountant to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your Accountancy career within a Global TIC business.
Responsibilities
1. Month-end management accounts preparation
2. Review and posting of accruals & prepayments
3. Payroll, sales adjustments
4. Review, challenge & posting of finance manager journals
5. Upload of P&Ls, Working Capital and Aged Debtors information into Cognos (Grp reporting system) and ensuring reconciliation to GL
6. Review month end reconciliations (incl Net Sales)
7. Inter-company accounting for group companies
8. Support the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for European central functions
9. Capital projects approval tracking and expenditure reporting
10. Provide support to Finance Manager, Grp Tax Manager & UK labs on VAT / statutory reporting as required
11. Provide monthly reporting and analysis to Sector businesses and labs as required
12. Provide KPI monitoring and reporting for the Reporting team
13. Support of internal / external audit processes & ensure an effective control environment
14. Ad hoc duties as and when required to support ESS finance applications and initiatives
Skills / Qualifications
1. Degree or professional qualification in accounting beneficial
2. Will consider candidates who are qualified by experience
3. Experience of working in a similar position
4. Good systems and accounting experience essential
5. Navision / Cognos experience desirable (although training will be provided)
6. European accounting experience desirable
7. Teamwork and effective communication within a team
8. Ability to challenge and question accounting treatments
9. Self-starter, works own initiative and proactive
10. Self-confident in their own ability and in their accounting knowledge
11. Attention to detail especially regarding VAT and GL transactions
12. Positive, can-do attitude
Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr