Job Title: Financial Reporting Accountant (ACCA Qualified)
Date: 19 Jul 2023
Sector: FINANCE / ACCOUNTING
Type: Permanent
Location: London
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per annum
Email: duncan@taylorjamesresourcing.com
Ref: DB02365
We are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant for a Global firm based in Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA.
Responsibilities:
1. Prepare statutory accounts for UK entities with supporting schedules and documentation to meet external audit requirements.
2. Liaise directly with company auditors (KPMG) and coordinate responses to audit testing.
3. Research and apply UK GAAP accounting policy for new or changing business activity.
4. Post UK GAAP adjustments into unconsolidated companies in SAP.
5. 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.
6. Ensure timely and accurate internal monthly corporate reporting to our headquarters in the US.
7. Perform month end close activities as assigned, including accruals and amortisations, payroll accounting, currency revaluations and other ad hoc journals.
8. Undertake monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, complete by end of month and to the required standard.
9. Critically review accounting entries in SAP and overall account balance variances on a monthly basis.
10. Perform ad hoc statutory and analytical work to support Manager UK & HQ Accounting and the Europe business.
Qualifications and Competencies:
* 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.
* Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks concurrently.
* Advanced user of Excel & SAP.
* Experience using Thomson Reuters OneSource Accounts Production software preferred but not essential.
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