Job Description

The primary function of this role is to work as part of a busy Finance function in the position of Financial Accountant. The role will report to the Financial Accounting Manager.

• Prepare and post journal entries into Oracle including prepayments, accruals, deferred rents, benefits accounting and asset retirement obligation to ensure a timely and accurate month end close
• Accounting for hypotaxes
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations
• Responsible for recording intercompany invoices and settlements
• Prepare monthly cost reports for functions and support the business with the submission of budgets during the planning cycles
• Assist with the preparation of essential parts of the UK statutory financial statements and other financial reporting
• Assist with the preparation of relevant audit working paper for the group and UK Stat audit
• Providing support to other Financial Accounting team members as required
• Performing other projects and duties as assigned by the Financial Accounting Manager and the Financial Reporting and Operations Manager.
• Ongoing compliance with minimum finance standards
• Play a key role during group, statutory, tax and internal audits
• Compliance with finance and other internal policies ensuring a robust control environment and risk management.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to plan own work and ensure deadlines are met
• Professional, resilient, and confident
• Attention to detail and well organized
• Technical aptitude
• Communicating with various stakeholders and able to influence others effectively
• Excellent customer focuses
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Exercise sound judgment and initiative
• 3 years or more relevant experience working in a busy finance department
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA part qualified accountant or newly qualified
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, local taxes. US GAAP knowledge is desirable
• Experience of working with financial systems and reporting tools (i.e. Excel, business objects, PowerPoint, Oracle, Alteryx) and willingness to learn more as required
• Strong organizational skills, orientation to detail and initiative
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Professional services background is desirable