Senior Associate, Accounting

• Assist the Senior Finance Manager in the preparation of year end accounts,
• Be a driver of change and improvement to make process more efficient and ensure our talent can exercise their value add to the Business,
• Review and maintenance of the stock system, working with the business partners and wider team to ensure stock is complete,
• Ownership of posting of the banking entries & monthly bank reconciliations,
• Assist in collating information for cashflow forecasting, and being responsive to currency needs within the Group

• Intercompany reconciliations across the Group
• Consolidation of subsidiary accounts at month end,
• Review of heritage, non-f1 activities for accuracy and posting of costs in the P&L

Cost cap reporting – 10%

• Identifying and escalating any gaps in controls / processes and introduce improvements to minimise risk of errors and non-compliance,
• Assistance with the review of monthly codings to ensure fair and consistent exclusion of costs,
• Support the submissions to the FIA, and assist with ad hoc FIA questions as required,

Financial Reporting and analysis – 20%

• Manage the structure of the accounts and financial system to enable the Business Partnering team to speedily, efficiently and accurately report and forecast to the business,
• Assistance with the year end audit, including timely management of audit requests and collating the information requests,
• Assist the finance manager in the preparation of Group reporting requirements, including Group consolidation of MRL entities

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Maintain accurate books and records using current standard accounting practice

• Work with the Senior Finance Manager and Finance team to ensure all deadlines and reporting requirements are adhered to
  

• Work with the Senior Finance Manager and other colleagues across the business, maintaining healthy working relationships
• Proactively assist in putting in place improved systems to allow better decisions to be taken which will drive growth of profits and delivery of cash

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Part Qualified CIMA / ACCA exams
• Experience of operating in / with foreign tax jurisdictions would be an advantage
• Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable experience
• Experience using SUN Systems & Infor would be an advantage
• Confident using Excel
• An aptitude for figures is essential
• Management experience would be beneficial

Results Focus and Initiative:

• The drive, determination and commitment to get things done whilst maintaining a high standard
• To move things forward, achieve, get results and do things better

Planning and Organising:

• Ability to achieve goals and deadlines
• Confidence to recognise and deal with arising problems