Financial Accountant

Job Title:Financial Accountant

Location: Glasgow

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Clearance: SC Eligibility Required

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role as a Financial Accountant within one of the world's leading Defence companies? Joining us means becoming an integral part of a large multinational organisation and a standalone legal entity, where your expertise will contribute to the success of our financial operations.

Key Responsibilities of a Financial Accountant:

• Contribute to the delivery of the UK statutory accounts
• Act as the primary point of contact for interactions with the Ministry of Defence's audit team, overseeing the collation of reports and providing necessary evidence
• Coordinate the annual business budget compilation
• Monthly tracking and reporting on business performance
• Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reporting
• Manage insurance reporting
• Lead the transfer pricing audit and implement new requirements
• Compile quarterly controls matrix, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Monitor compliance with local and international policy statements, recording exceptions
• Provide support in the implementation of a new financial system
• Manage the business-level risk and opportunity register
• Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external
• Offer ad-hoc support within the financial accounting team

Skills, Qualifications and Experience needed:

• Studying or preparing to study ACCA, CIMA or equivalent with some professional experience
• Strong accounting & analytical skills with some experience of internal controls and accounting functions
• Demonstrated ability to support financial processes and complete financial requirements in accordance with local accounting standards and taxation regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, deal with ambiguity and to perform to tight deadline.
• Ability to work as a part of a hybrid team.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of US financial and tax regulations and principal areas of difference from UK requirements
• Experience of budgeting & forecasting
• Experience with applications including SAP ledger, P2P & Concur
• Some presentation experience to middle or senior levels of management

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to advance your career as a Financial Accountant. Apply now, as this position will be filled quickly. To be considered, applicants must be eligible for UK security clearance up to SC level.

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