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* Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the UK business units and central finance teams.
* Primary responsibility for the inter and intra company processes. To liaise with entities within the Group relating to UK business units to ensure reconciliation of all inter/intra-company balances on a monthly and quarterly basis.
* Ensure validation of the journal postings for the business units are in full accordance with FM internal guidelines, tax regulations as well as local & international standards and following-up all related pending issues. The GL transactions relate to all GL accounts (B/S, I/S and off balance-sheet commitments).
* Undertake Balance Sheet reconciliations and analysis ensuring Business documentation provided can support balance sheet positions.
* Ensure Business postings are completed in accordance with Month end/Quarterly and Year End timetable and where necessary work with business to assist in meeting those deadlines.
* Prepare reporting packs (generated by ‘SAP’ and interfaced into the reporting system ‘BOFC’) to Company on a monthly, quarterly basis and annual basis.
* Prepare support for the quarterly reporting packs.
* Revaluation of all monetary assets and liabilities and analysis of the impact recorded in the profit and loss.
* Preparation and compilation of audit documentation and assist in the statutory audit process including completion and review of the tax packs.
* Performance of controls analysis, testing and working with the business to resolve controls gaps.
* Assistance to the business on all financial systems and management of changes to systems where there is an accounting impact.
* Working with the GL team in any ad-hoc financial projects e.g. providing analysis and advice as appropriate.
The ideal candidate will be a Qualified Accountant (ACA or equivalent) preferably with experience of working within a finance function of a mid-sized corporation or of auditing mid-sized corporations (preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a track record of experience within this type of role). Preferably the candidate will have experience in understanding complex business processes and inter-company transactions and is used to working in a controls-based environment. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the following key competencies:
* Strong background in IFRS accounting.
* Confident and enthusiastic team player.
* Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
* Strong analytical and process-oriented mind.
* Advanced Excel skills (vlookups/pivot tables).
* Knowledge of SAP and/or BOFC is highly desirable.
* Background in financial system controls is highly desirable (e.g. SOX or similar).
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