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SalaryNorthamptonshire
Monday – Friday 37.5 hours
£40,500
We have partnered with a market leading brand in the retail space, who are looking for financial accountant to join their team on a hybrid basis. Based from their Northamptonshire office, they are looking for someone to cover accounting duties for their EMEA region.
Key Duties:
- Maintain the EMEA ledgers in line with accounting requirements.
- Improvement and maintenance of month end processes and internal controls to meet the demands of their progressive and growing business.
- Completion of month end tasks in line with month end timetable and detailed month end checklists.
- Ensure that the ledgers are correct and that all entities can meet the respective group period end deadlines.
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, in line with internal deadlines including identification and resolution of any issues.
- Assistance with the half year, interim and year end audit process with preparation of information for external auditors.
- Assistance with the local statutory accounts under local GAAP across Continental Europe.
- Promote a culture of best practice across EMEA by ensuring all work is completed to the highest standards and sharing improved ways of working.
- Identify and flag any issues promptly to the Senior Financial Accountant EMEA including any risks or opportunities identified for the group.
- Qualified by experience or a Minimum of “part qualified” (final level remaining) of a relevant financial qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- At minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar finance / accounts role and preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
- Good understanding of business structure and the importance of accuracy of nominal ledger postings
- A minimum of Intermediate excel skills
- Strong investigatory, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail
- Microsoft Dynamics (D365), retail, multi-currency, multi-site, foreign language skills & experience of working with European subsidiaries highly desirable.
- Work to deadlines within a small internal team Proactive approach to work and a desire to streamline processes to increase productivity across the team.
- Strong communicator - able to liaise with colleagues in continental Europe to ensure that we are complying with the local laws and regulations.
