Senior Accountant
Location - Colchester, Essex
Working Pattern - Hybrid, with at least 1 day in the office per week
Inside IR35
Contract Length - c2.5 months (will end on 14/02/25)
The Senior Accountant is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:
* Responsible for the monthly close process of the Management Accounts; Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet. Details include; Reconciliations, Accruals, Allocations, Revenue downloads, Pre-payments, Variance Analysis and commentary in accordance with the published timetable.
* Responsible for maintaining compliance with control policy and procedures within the Global Accounting team.
* Ensure Balance Sheet reconciliations are completed in accordance with Balance Sheet Integrity guidelines and control frameworks.
* Ensure that issues are escalated as appropriate to your Financial Controller in a timely manner.
* Responsible for Financial Reporting and Analysis including Group reporting, supplementary packs and ad-hoc requests.
* Publish financial results in the relevant finance systems.
* Ensure communications are handled between the SSO, Group finance and the Business Teams.
* To be involved with any acquisition integration/due diligence.
* Working on projects including key process testing & systems.
* Working with internal and external auditors.
* Analyse and solve Ad-hoc problems using knowledge of business and systems.
* Embrace change and continuously seek out improvements.
Qualifications & Experience
* Strong academic background.
* A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience of leading an R2R team within a large finance function.
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of all R2R processes including best practice in R2R, people, processes and technology.
* Confident in how to lead and guide a team through challenging periods.
* Be able to manage competing priorities and achieving deadlines, whilst delivering a high standard of work and supporting the team as and when needed.
* Solid at building relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the organisation.
* Evidence of making decisions at the right time based on the information available.
* Good presentation skills.
Skills & Abilities
* Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contacts.
* Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential, and SAP experience is desirable.
* Remain approachable under pressure.
* Act with integrity, tact and diplomacy.
* Work as part of a team.
* Ability to complete a variety of related tasks.
* Pro-actively solve problems.
* Excellent Customer Service skills.
* Good time management skills.
* Ability to be flexible within role.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Organised, diligent with attention to detail.
Note - This role is to support year end and it is anticipated that the candidate will have to be available during the Xmas and New Year period (with the exception of the bank holiday days) and must be able to attend the office in Oxford on 06 + 07 January which is where the month end wrap up will take place this year.
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