Accountant, Senior (Maternity Cover Until June 2027)

Zayo Europe; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading connectivity firm in London is seeking a Senior Accountant for a maternity cover contract until June 2027. The role involves managing general ledger entries, preparing financial reports, and improving accounting processes. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in accounting, possess a Bachelor's degree, and be proficient in Excel and MS Office. The firm offers competitive compensation, hybrid working, and excellent benefits including health insurance and generous paid time off.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Hybrid working

Health insurance

Pension with higher employer contributions

Retail and fitness membership discounts

Generous paid time off policy

Qualifications

• At least 7 years experience in Accounting or Finance field.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business documents.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Prepares general ledger entries and reconciles accounts.
• Gathers and analyzes information for financial reports.
• Develops accounting procedures and implements changes.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Proficiency in Excel

Detail-oriented

Strong organizational skills

Teamwork

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

MS Office

NetSuite

Job description

Company Description

At Zayo Europe, we're driven by a bold vision to power the world through connectivity. We've built and operated the critical fibre networks that keep businesses, communities, and economies connected. In 2024, we embarked on an exciting new chapter as a standalone company - a milestone that empowers us to innovate, grow, and lead with greater agility. As we continue to evolve, our mission remains clear: to deliver fast, reliable, and scalable infrastructure that fuels the digital world.

Please note that this is a fixed term maternity cover contract until June 2027.

Zayo is seeking a Senior Accountant who will be responsible for general ledger, budget functions, process improvements, and other special projects as needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepares general ledger entries by maintaining records and files; reconciling accounts
• Prepares various financial reports by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger and other systems
• Prepares and presents actual vs budget reporting for executive management
• Develops and implements accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures and recommending changes; assists with automating and streamlining processes
• Responsible for keeping accurate accounting records and files for all areas of responsibility
• Assist with the annual audit; including working directly with outside auditors to expedite process, provide documentation, and answer questions as needed
• Other projects and ad hoc reporting as assigned

Minimum Expectations of a Professional

• Occasionally coaches, instructs or assists others in area of expertise
• Improves performance impact through personal growth in knowledge and expertise
• Personally seeks continuous improvements in own job performance to contribute positively to department service excellence objectives and customer service.
• Impact directly supports ENA achievement of short term and long-term success

Qualifications

• At least 7 years experience in Accounting or Finance field
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Experience with MS Office, including a high level of proficiency in Excel. NetSuite experience, a plus
• Detail-oriented and motivated with strong organizational skills and the ability to work well in a team setting and possess excellent customer service and communication skills

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or technical procedures
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manual

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

UK Rewards

• Competitive compensation including annual incentive plan
• Hybrid working
• Excellent benefits including health, disability and life insurance
• Pension with higher employer contributions up to 8%
• Retail and fitness membership discounts
• Generous paid time off policy including enhanced paid parental leave, 25 days paid time off, one floating day and two volunteer days off per annum
• Employee assistance programs including mental health, wellbeing and medical support

Zayo Europe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.