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Kenneth Brian Associates are working with a global organisation with UK offices across the South of England, to hire a Controllership Accountant. To be considered for this role you will be ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent. A background in audit is desirable.
You will ideally be familiar with Group Finance environments and/or Consolidation accounting. Strong Excel/Powerpoint to presentation standard is required. Strong communication skills, both face to face and in written form is vital along with experience of working within a multi-national environment.
This is a remote role but there will be the occasional need to travel to the London and Colchester offices for meetings and training, so please factor this in when applying.
The role will assist the central Europe Finance team, within Global Controllership, responsible for maintaining governance and control throughout the Europe Finance structure (15 countries).
This team aims to ensure full compliance with Group and US GAAP accounting policy across Europe and to provide additional guidance and control as required. Additionally, the role entails supporting on ad-hoc projects and company-wide initiatives.
Particular team responsibilities include:
Quarterly review of Revenue Recognition
Regular review of key country Accounts Receivable reporting and metrics
Regular Balance Sheet Reviews
Monthly review of Trade Intercompany accounting
Monthly review of Non-Trade Intercompany accounting
Monitoring through to the point of on-time resolution Internal Audit Points as applicable
Support publication and maintenance of Finance Control Environment Guidance
Facilitate Balance Sheet Review processes including analytical review
Accounts Receivable Analysis - Monthly co-ordination & reporting of key metrics, such as ageing, WIP, DSO etc
Assist in monitoring of and clearance of Internal audit points in advance of agreed deadlines
Quarterly review of revenue recognition
Provide full time support to existing team in delivery of existing process and controls
Assist in development of new processes and controls as necessary, along with assisting in revision or refinement of existing processes and controls
Delivery of group-wide projects and requests to country level
