Senior Financial Accountant

CALLING ALL PRACTICE TRAINED ACCOUNTANTS!!!
Our client is a global tech business looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join their UK&I business unit (circa £100m revenue) based in Staines, hybrid (3 days in office). The role will report to the Accounting Director and will sit within their core accounting team. The Senior Financial Accountant will provide accurate and timely recording, classification and reporting of accounting transactions. There will be an emphasis on reconciliations, SOX controls, reporting results and recording of routine and non-routine transactions. This will be the perfect role for someone making their first move from a medium to large sized practice who is looking to develop their skills in a hands-on role.

Responsibilities:

- Responsible for financial accounting for UK Accounting team managed entities and activities related to the month end close, including journals, analysis and reporting

- Responsible for all regulatory compliances, VAT returns, SOX controls and liaison with tax authorities for UK Accounting team managed entities

- Perform Balance Sheet reconciliations to a high level with strong support and reasoning

- Prepare and submit audit information to a professional standard and be a key contact for the statutory audits.

- Prepare UK GAAP trial balance and financial statements

- Assist the UK Accounting Director with process and SOX improvements

- Take on key projects such as business cases, technical memos, detailed analysis and operational reviews

- Build close working relationships with the UK Finance team, external advisors and intercompany partners

- Work across the organisation's matrix structure, providing support to those that need it and obtaining information when it is required

- Strive for continuous process improvements.
Profile:

- Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA)
- ERP Oracle and Hyperion Planning experience preferred
- Experience of an international corporate structure and matrix organisation
- Able to obtain unbiased information by effectively questioning and probing
- Uses sound rationale for problem identification and decision making
- Goes beyond the initial findings and takes steps to check multiple data sources and interpret various types of data
- Consistently determines an accurate sequence of activities to achieve goals
- Proactively looks for root causes and not just symptoms of problems
- Appropriately uses metrics and understands the information's impact on decisions

Salary:

£55,000 - £60,000 + bonus + benefits