We Do Group are delighted to be supporting the European HQ of a recognised brand in London (Soho), recruiting a Senior Corporate Accountant to take ownership for the monthly financial statements for 7 Head Office entities.
The role has great visibility across the business and offers autonomy for one of the key areas within the Group Reporting team.
The role is hands on where you will be expected to produce a full P&L and balance sheet, bottom up for several of the entities (journals, reconciliations, etc) as well as move some of the local accounts from their systems onto the Group GL system.
There is a big focus on intercompany loans and recharges and experience of this within a large multi-currency setting is essential.
Hybrid: 2 days in the office (Tues & Thurs), 3 days from homeSalary:£70,000 - £80,000 + 20% bonus
The Role
Senior Corporate Accountant - £70,000 to £80,000 + 20% bonus
- Working within the Group Reporting Team to own the end to end accounting process for our corporate headquarter entities
- Manage the intercompany invoicing and recharge processes across the group working in close collaboration with tax, treasury and technology teams
- Ensure all relevant balance sheet reconciliations are understood, completed and reviewed each period and that any queried items are actioned on a monthly basis
- Identifying, developing and implementing improvements to processes, including tasks brought forward to reduce the impact on each period end
- Partner with finance colleagues and the key business stakeholders across the European group to ensure delivery of accurate and timely results
- Produce relevant period end schedules to support journal and accrual postings to check for accuracy
- Controllership of the profit and loss account in partnership with the Finance Business Partner and ability to explain variances
- Provide variance analysis on P&L and BS movements
- Ensuring appropriate processes are in place and documented in line with internal control standards
- Providing ad-hoc support to the Head of Group Reporting for projects and other deliverables
- Liaise with external auditors for filing of statutory and group accounts
Your Profile
- Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA
- Experienced in multi-currency intercompany loans and recharges
- Effective communicator - written & verbal
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel