Management Accountant

Management Accountant - Nordic Countries
£45,000 plus study support and benefits
Hybrid Working
West London
Additional language of Swedish, Finnish, Danish or Norwegian

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Management Accountant to join a Global Retailer in London. This role will specifically be looking after the Nordic countries so if you are able to speak Swedish, Finnish or Danish this will be a great advantage. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to be challenged and develop their career.

Responsibilities will include:

• Successfully prepare monthly accounts on time to the trial balance stage, including reconciling balance sheet accounts, preparing month end journals, prepayments/accruals
• Intercompany reconciliations between branches and other companies
• Additional tasks and deadlines in relation to quarter/year end closure
• Work with external suppliers to ensure accurate VAT and CIT reporting and payments are made in each entity.
• Have good accounting knowledge to take responsibility for accurately reporting tax payments in financial statements
• Oversee overhaul of accounts payable process including contacting suppliers and liaising with sales team
• Processing, coding, getting approval and preparing payments for supplier invoices
• Managing the process for employee expenses and prepayments
• Review and reconcile supplier balances
• Daily review bank statement and ensure (in collaboration with credit controller) that all payments are booked correctly in accounting system
• Prepare bank payments
• Cash Flow
• Preparation of Daily Treasury Report, forecasting cash-in/out in the coming 3 months
• Utilise knowledge of vendors and payment terms to improve forecasting accuracy

Candidate Specification:

• Part-qualified, or qualified by experience with experience of working in a Management Accountant role with strong accounting knowledge that can be applied to different entities
• min. 1 Nordic language skills is beneficial, preferably Swedish, Finnish, Danish or Norwegian (or Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian)
• good English language skills
• High attention to detail and ability to review data supplied to ensure accuracy of reporting
• Proficient at picking up different systems quickly
• Confident at communicating with others
• Experience from accounting in any Nordic or Baltic country is beneficial
• Intermediate IT skills and knowledge
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel