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Statutory Accountant
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Location
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Witham, Essex
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Salary
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£40000 - £45000 per annum
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Posted
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11 Sep 2018
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Closes
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11 Oct 2018
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Ref
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13869963/001
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Contact
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Siobhan
McCormack
To be a client service representative of Finance, maintaining regular contact with clients to provide a value added service through process improvement and query resolution aided by close working relationships with company offshore provider.
Client Details
This is a 12 month fixed term contract role with a strong potential to develop in to a permanent position.
Description
You will be responsible for:
The review and production of annual financial statements for active EMEA companies, including liaison with external auditors during the course of their annual audit. Preparation of annual company files, backing up disclosed numbers in the financial statements.
Corporation tax and deferred tax calculations for group reporting and agreeing to local returns.
Controlling the Hub processing of quarterly tax provisions and reporting for various European companies, including group tax reporting using one-source.
Technical accounting query resolution and ad-hoc investigations/analysis as and when required.
Preparation and control of legal entity quarterly forecasts for allocated countries and companies.
Production of monthly/quarterly/annual regulatory and governmental reports.
Produce sub consolidated financial statements.
Assist in the preparation of financial reports for controllers and local management.
Liaison with local service providers (e.g. EY) with a view to completion of local regulatory returns, such as VAT.
Assisting with monitoring company balance sheets to ensure any foreign exchange exposure is kept to a minimum
Profile
Experience of Practice Accounting and Controllership environment is essential
Relevant exposure to Statutory reporting
Excellent IT skills (including Excel and Word) and Caseware (ideal)
Experience of IFRS and US GAAP
ACA or ACCA qualified
Understanding of Oracle Financials - GL and Hyperion Smartview
Job Offer
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver results to short timescales
Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-location environment
Ability to maintain clear lines of communication with various internal and external stakeholders
Accuracy with good attention to detail and ability to check work of self and others
Flexible and team player - develops close partnerships with onshore and offshore colleagues
Ability to identify areas to improve efficiency, accuracy and analysis and suggest ways of improvement
