Senior Financial Accountant

The Senior Financial Accountant, EMEA is responsible for ensuring the day to day accounts and accounting processes are managed to a high standard.  This will involve working closely with our outsourced AP & AR providers to ensure accuracy of data, smooth operations, and timely escalations to the Financial Controller, EMEA.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Assist with the month end close process, posting journals as required.
• Management of two Financial Accountants.
• Liaison with outsourced AP/AR/reporting functions as necessary, especially during month end and quarter close.
• Support with month end and quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliations and variance analysis, for review by Financial Controller and HQ corporate team.
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts, including audit liaison.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business;
  • Ensure the teams are raising PO’s and processing invoices correctly and provided training where necessary
  • Communicate required changes to processes
  • Assist with their ad-hoc queries; and
  • Understand their operations to ensure month end postings are accurate
  • Key point of contact for the business
• Overall responsibility for VAT process including reviewing and sign-off of outputs from internal VAT team including VAT returns
• Review and process monthly/quarterly intercompany recharges.
• Purchase order and purchasing group hierarchy maintenance.
• Work closely with our FP&A team to review P&L transactions, compare to budget, analyse variances, and propose corrections and commentary.
• Work with outsourced billing and collections teams ensuring accuracy and timeliness of collections.
• Any ad hoc analysis/projects as required for both Finance Controllership and FP&A teams.