Senior Accountant
Their team is comprised of finance, accounting, supply chain, corporate strategy & development and tax professionals that support and enhance operating efficiencies.
This is a 3-month Contract offering an award-winning work environment with hybrid working 3 days in the office.
Responsibilities
* Full oversight of entity month end close activities and reporting
* Works closely & in partnership with International US GAAP accounting shared services centre as well as FITG (Financial Integrity, Transformation & Governance) to ensure timely and accurate entity close.
* Reviews month end close activities of other team members as required
* Completes monthly P&L and balance sheet analytical review with commentary, trend analysis on revenue & close review with FP&A & other key stakeholders.
* Researches and prepares technical accounting position papers on local accounting issues (US GAAP & Local GAAP) as well as impacts to entity of new/changes to accounting standards
* Prepares statutory bridge reconciliation from US GAAP to local GAAP on secondary ledger.
* Prepares annual statutory financial statements with input from local accounting & tax advisors as required and presents results to CAO
* Owns transfer pricing process for entity, works with Corporate Tax to ensure appropriate agreements in place, highlights & assesses local business changes that may impact current structure & ensuring timely calculation and settlement
* Drives completion & filings of Indirect Tax/VAT Returns, liaising with external advisors and internal teams where necessary
* Completes statutory and taxation checklist to support filing of corporate and statutory returns
* Full ownership of all other statutory compliance filings for entity
* Legal Entity structuring – assists with creation, liquidation & dissolution of legal entities as required to maintain optimal group structure
* Supports other compliance requirements of entity as required (FCA, AML)
* Forms strong working relationships with other business partners including; GBS FP&A, FITG, Treasury, Legal, FEBS, Local GTM teams, Strategic Partnerships,
Qualifications
* 4+ years proven relevant experience is required
* Qualified accountant; CA/ACA/CPA or equivalent
* Strong technical (US GAAP or IFRS, EMEA local GAAP) and financial accounting expertise.
* Strong technical accounting skills; ability to research and understand technical details, but also interpret and present in lay terms to non-technical finance and other business partner
* Analytical thinker who can identify and implement effective processes improvements
* Large accounting software package expertise (Oracle financials preferred)