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General Ledger Accountant

Change Recruitment
Posted 23 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH105BP, Scotland

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Change are supporting our global client in the recruitment of a general ledger accountant.
  • The role involves key responsibilities such as month-end close, general ledger validation, and intercompany transaction review.
  • Candidates should have past experience in a similar role and be comfortable working under multiple deadlines with various stakeholders.
  • This position is initially a 12-month contract with a daily rate of £300 - £350, in-scope of IR35.
  • The role offers the potential to evolve into a permanent position within a growing finance department.

Change are supporting our global client in the recruitment of a general ledger accountant. Covering a range of duties, the role will play a key part in the finance department, taking a lead on month end close and interacting with the business to ensure the accuracy of financial information. Initially on a contract basis, the role has scope to evolve and become a permanent member of the team. This role is on an initial interim basis for 12 months, with scope to convert to a permanent role. Key duties of the role will include;

  • Responsible for month end close and general ledger validation
  • Working with the wider business to discuss and understand movements, preparing commentary as required
  • Review of intercompany transactions and movements, reconciling where required
  • Comfortable following transactions through the balance sheet to understand and challenge where required, discrepancies as they arise
  • Ownership of a range of projects and general ledger cleansing
  • Strong excel and confident working with data to understand and perform analysis
  • Excellent communication skills

The role will suit an individual that is comfortable working to multiple deadlines with a range of stakeholders, interacting across countries and multiple ledgers. Past experience in a similar busy role would be of benefit or working in a shared service environment.

In return the role will give access to a business that is growing, with opportunities across the department to secure a permanent role, whilst working on complex ledgers and taking ownership for resolving issues as they arise.

Daily Rate: £300 - £350 per day - in-scope of IR35

Hybrid pattern: 4 days in office

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.