Job Description

Senior Accountant RTR - North West England

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Accountant for our Record to Report (RTR) team. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for managing complex financial processes, journal entry processing, reconciliations, and closing activities. Additionally, you will play a key role in driving continuous improvement in R2R. This position offers an opportunity to work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders, making a significant impact on the company\'s financial success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review scheduled balance sheet control reconciliations, take appropriate actions, monitor progress, and execute escalations when necessary. Conduct scheduled risk assessments in collaboration with the market.
• Independently present balance sheet reviews to senior stakeholders, demonstrating proficiency in communicating financial information effectively.
• Manage specific month-end and year-end activities in accordance with the Month End Close timetable, coordinating with local markets and third-party service providers.
• Understand the overall closing schedule and assignment of tasks during the close, including their respective deadlines and dependencies.
• Participate in daily monitoring calls during the month-end close, identifying and escalating potential risks in delays to Satellite support/Global Process Owners.
• Coordinate above-market processes related to audit and execute complex activities required by individual market external authorities (eg, tax administration, industry representation).
• Drive continuous improvement in R2R by optimizing processes across markets or companies within the market, consistently implementing best practices.
• Assist country controllers in executing or independently execute defined areas of legal entity budgets, projections, and transfer pricing documentation.
• Conduct complete ad hoc projects and handle unusual or complex assignments initiated by Global Process Owners or operations, supporting multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, with only general review from manager/project lead.

Soft Skills:

• Demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility and accountability for the successful completion of assigned tasks.
• Prioritize daily/weekly/monthly work guided by an understanding of dependencies, complexity, and compliance requirements. Flexibility to adjust to broader team priorities.
• Collaborate effectively with other teams internally as well as external parties, such as local authorities.
• Independently drive cross-functional deliverables and issue resolution processes within the assigned scope.
• Possess the ability to influence people at all levels locally, regionally, and globally.
• Apply an understanding of the overall end-to-end process in task execution, decision-making, and planning.
• Identify and drive areas for continuous improvement within the assigned scope by influencing and engaging business partners, supporting peers, and managers in delivering on a broader scope.

Required Skills & Desired Experience:

• Degree in accounting or equivalent business experience.
• AAT qualified/ACCA or CIMA part or fully qualified.
• Maintains a high level of technical accounting knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS.
• Extensive experience in accounting or finance, with demonstrable experience in record to report processes.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of another European language such as German, French, or Spanish would be desirable.
• Excellent computer skills with competencies in MS Applications (Excel, Outlook) and major ERP platforms (preferably SAP).
• Excellent working knowledge of record to report processes in a multinational company.
• Previous experience in public accounting with a big four firm or internal audit with a large corporation is a plus.
• Experience in audit and year-end close process will be highly valued.

Please send your CV or call Ahmed to discuss further.

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