Job Role: Group Financial Accountant
Reporting to: Global Head of Finance & FP&A
Description:
The role of the Global Financial Accountant will be to provide internal financial accounting capability to the Global Finance team and to manage all external third-party financial stakeholders (notably the auditors, tax advisors, HMRC/IRS, insurance brokers, bankers)
Key Responsibilities:
The role contains the following responsibilities:
1. Lead external financial reporting for the Kallidus Group of Companies Included but not limited to statutory, corporate, and taxation accounts.
2. Maintain all other statutory, federal, state and local filing requirements in all jurisdictions of business activity.
3. Assist in the preparation of consolidated company management accounts.
4. Lead the annual group audit process while maintaining close working relationship with external financial advisors.
5. Responsible for optimising the corporate structure of the group from both a legal, financial, and tax perspective.
6. Assume the lead on group treasury management.
7. Manage all global business insurance requirements.
8. Assist with the any financial M&A process.
9. Build and maintain effective and enjoyable relationships within the organization and its external partners.
Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours:
10. Qualified accountant (2+ years post qualification).
11. Audit/public practice accounting experience required.
12. International statutory financial reporting and taxation experience required.
13. Chartered accounting background preferred.
14. Exposure to M&A and transaction experience highly desirable.
15. Strong excel and modelling skillset.
16. Systems experience with Salesforce, Sage Intacct, Vena a plus.
17. Values efficiency over the comfort of process.
18. Excellent communication and numeracy skills.
19. Consistently high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
20. Well organised, flexible, and able to handle multiple and changing priorities.
21. Pragmatic and logical approach to challenges and problem solving.
22. Willing and able to learn new skills.
23. Proactive self-starter and an effective and approachable team member.