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Are you ready to elevate your accounting career in a company that puts its people at the heart of everything it does? Join a market-leading organisation as a Senior General Ledger Accountant and be part of a dynamic, international team that's shaping the future of finance across the globe. This role offers an opportunity to join a diverse professional Finance Shared Service Centre team providing accounting services to entities in Northern Europe and Middle East/Africa.
- Join a dynamic, international team
- Shape the future of finance across the globe
- Work with entities in Northern Europe and Middle East/Africa
What you'll do:
As a Senior General Ledger Accountant, you will be responsible for performing compliant General Ledger processes, supporting several business entities and their senior finance leadership team. Your role will involve analyzing financial data, driving process improvements, identifying training needs within the team, and contributing to initiatives that span multiple regions and business functions. This is an opportunity to broaden your expertise and enhance your skills in a supportive environment.
- Full ownership for execution of general ledger processes for defined entities
- Analyzing financial data and providing clear insights to the management enabling informed decision-making
- Business partnering with finance leadership team and other stakeholders by linking business decisions to accounting processes
- Driving process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy and quality in accounting practices while setting and achieving higher service level standards
- Identifying training needs and contributing to development of other team members
- Contributing to initiatives that span multiple regions and business functions, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for this Senior General Ledger Accountant position is a qualified or part-qualified accountant with solid knowledge of finance and tax. You should have a good understanding of double entry/bookkeeping, strong attention to detail, excellent follow-through skills, and adherence to deadlines. A LEAN mindset, enthusiasm, proactivity, self-reliance, excellent communication skills, and a willingness towards continuous learning are also essential.
- Qualified or part qualified accountant
- Solid knowledge of finance and tax as well as a good understanding of double entry/bookkeeping
- Strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through skills, adherence to deadline
- LEAN mindset and strive for improvement
- To be enthusiastic, proactive and self-reliant person and a good team player
- Excellent communication skills
- A willingness and ability towards continuous learning
What sets this company apart:
- Winner of best employers globally
- Average tenure is 10 years within this organisation
- Operating in 30 countries with over 33,000 staff
- Over 55% of management have come from internal promotions
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
