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Informa - Senior Accountant

Guidant Global
Posted 17 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Chelmsford, Essex CM17BL, England

Salary

£350 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Accountant will manage the monthly close process for Management Accounts, including Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
  • Candidates must be qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with experience leading an R2R team in a large finance function and possess strong academic backgrounds.
  • The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with various stakeholders, while also managing competing priorities and deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Outlook is essential, with SAP experience being desirable; the position emphasizes problem-solving and customer service skills.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience is required.

The Senior Accountant is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

  • Responsible for the monthly close process of the Management Accounts; Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet. Details include; Reconciliations, Accruals, Allocations, Revenue downloads, Pre-payments, Variance Analysis and commentary in accordance with the published timetable
  • Responsible for maintaining compliance with control policy and procedures within the Global Accounting team
  • Ensure Balance Sheet reconciliations are completed in accordance with Balance Sheet Integrity guidelines and control frameworks
  • Ensure that issues are escalated as appropriate to your Financial Controller in a timely manner.
  • Responsible for Financial Reporting and Analysis including Group reporting, supplementary packs and ad-hoc requests
  • Publish financial results in the relevant finance systems
  • Ensure communications are handled between the SSO, Group finance and the Business Teams
  • To be involved with any acquisition integration/due diligence
  • Working on projects including key process testing & systems
  • Working with internal and external auditors
  • Analyse and solve Ad-hoc problems using knowledge of business and systems
  • Embrace change and continuously seek out improvements

Qualifications & Experience

  • Strong academic background
  • A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience of leading an R2R team within a large finance function
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of all R2R processes including best practice in R2R, people, processes and technology
  • Confident in how to lead and guide a team through challenging periods.
  • Be able to manage competing priorities and achieving deadlines, whilst delivering a high standard of work and supporting the team as and when needed.
  • Solid at building relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the organisation.
  • Evidence of making decisions at the right time based on the information available.
  • Good presentation skills

Skills & Abilities

  • Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contacts
  • Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential, and SAP experience is desirable
  • Remain approachable under pressure
  • Act with integrity, tact and diplomacy
  • Work as part of a team
  • Ability to complete a variety of related tasks
  • Pro-actively solve problems
  • Excellent Customer Service skills
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to be flexible within role
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Organised, diligent with attention to detail

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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