Overview
The Junior Accountant, partnering with the Senior Accountant, will have responsibility for the management accounts of various business units within the group's EMEA businesses as well as ensuring adequate controls are in place during the predicted rapid growth of the businesses. The successful candidate will be an ambitious individual with a solid Finance background. They should have a proven track record of delivering accurate and timely reporting and should be able to hit the ground running within a high performing corporate finance department.
Qualifications
* Part Qualified with ACCA / CIMA
* Fully PC literate with the ability to use the MS suite
* Aptitude for continual learning and development with different systems, applications and multiple software packages
* Ability to use IT packages, mainly Excel to analyse and manipulate data
* Previous recruitment or similar industry background is desirable
* Previous experience of PeopleSoft Financials is desirable
* Previous experience of Hyperion Financial Management is desirable
Behaviors
* High level of attention to detail
* Active listening skills and strong communication skills
* Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
* Process driven
* High level of numeric and analytic ability
* Highly organised, attentive and solution orientated
* Capable of working competently with diverse groups of people, data and processes accommodating an everchanging environment
* Confidently interfaces with all levels of staff internally and externally
* Personally accountable
* Continuous learner, seeks growth and improvement
Responsibilities
* To produce monthly management accounts ensuring accuracy and submission deadlines are met
* To assist in producing accurate monthly brand reporting
* Ensure adequate internal controls are in place to report accurately on operations and ensure that Group processes are implemented and working efficiently
* Prepare monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts including the bank, intercompany, payroll and tax related accounts, as well as P&L variance analysis
* To support and review an annual overhead budget from the bottom up
* To prepare the year end statutory accounts and assist the auditors during their fieldwork
* Ensure the VAT reconciliations are complete in a timely manner
* Identify and report any areas of potential risk in a timely manner to the Senior Accountant and Finance Manager
* Ad hoc financial analysis and investigative tasks
* Carrying out of such ad-hoc tasks as required by the senior finance team
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