Accountant

Verian Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Global Talent Acquisition Leader to direct finance teams in Continental Europe. Candidates should be qualified accountants with considerable experience, particularly in non-UK jurisdictions, and familiarity with SAP 4Hana. This key role involves managing all financial processes, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting, and spearheading financial compliance and improvement within the organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive accounting experience required.
• Experience in Professional Services or Consulting industries preferred.
• Strong aptitude for financial processes and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead reporting, control, budgeting, and cashflow for the region.
• Manage the accountant duties for German entities.
• Ensure compliance and completeness of month end management accounts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

SAP 4Hana

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Verian Group

Global Talent Acquisition Leader & RL100 Core Member

Purpose of the role:

This role is to lead our finance teams for the Continental Europe region (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Norway), the key components of the role will be to lead Reporting, Control, Budgeting and Cashflow for the region.

The ideal candidate will be an experience management accountant. In this role, you will be the accountant for the German entities, you will run month end for the country, partner with senior stakeholders and assist in other finance processes like cashflow forecasting, budgeting and other commercial finance aspects.

Main Responsibilities:

• The sole accountant for the German entities, working closely with the shared service centre ensuring all accounting transactions are accurately recorded
• Work with the business in ensuring monthly revenue recognition (percentage of completion) and direct costs are accounted for in line with GAAP
• Ensure the completion of month end management accounts in line with the month end timetable
• Manage overhead costs, ensuring the shared service centre records costs correctly and the local cost centre managers understand the overheads of the business against budget
• Partner with cost centre managers enforcing the purchase order policy
• Assist the Finance Director in explaining the month end results vs. budget and communicating this to Head Quarters
• Ensure all local financial controls are maintained and reconciliations are produced in a timely manner
• On those reconciliations produced by the shared service centre, review and approve them ensuring they are materially accurate
• Assist in the cashflow process
• Work with the shared service centre to resolve cash allocation queries
• Be the SAP 4Hana super user in the country
• Asist in the budget and forecast process
• Produce IFRS year end financial statements for Group Consolidation and work with local third parties to produce German GAAP financial statements
• Monitor all tax and compliance matters in the country, working with the central tax and audit teams, and expert third parties to meet deadlines and resolve issues
• Be part of and champion continuous improvement in the country and the wider finance function

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant with extensive accounting experience
• Experience in the Professional Services or Consulting industries preferred
• Experience with SAP 4Hana is preferred
• Experience in working across non-UK jurisdictions
• A strong aptitude for financial processes and internal controls
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Self-motivation with a drive to learn and pick up new challenges.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Verian works with clients around the world, providing evidence, insights and advisory services to inspire the next generation of public policy and programmes. We work at the intersection of data, technology, and human understanding. With permanent fully staffed offices in 14 countries, our 850 specialist consultants and researchers advise government departments, regulators, charities, and other public sector bodies to make the right decisions and improve people’s lives.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Professional Services

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