EMEA Assistant Accountant

CooperCompanies; Fareham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a detail-oriented EMEA Assistant Accountant to support financial reporting for multiple entities. This role involves ensuring accurate month-end processes, assisting with budgets and forecasts, and collaborating with internal and external audit teams. The position offers a supportive environment for professional growth, with access to extensive training and resources to enhance your skills. Join a diverse and inclusive team that values your contributions and fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration. If you're ready to take the next step in your finance career, this opportunity could be your perfect fit.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Healthcare cover

Life assurance

Wellness Platform access

Discounted contact lens scheme

LinkedIn Learning access

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance experience with account reconciliations.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support accurate financial reporting and month-end processes.
• Assist in building budgets and forecasts for designated entities.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Account Reconciliation

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Collaboration

Education

3+ years finance experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Job title: EMEA Assistant Accountant (supporting CooperSurgical)

Department: Finance

Location: Segensworth, Hampshire - on site

Working hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30-4:30

Job summary - What to expect:

The EMEA Finance Shared Service Centre ("SSC") directly supports eleven legal entities in eight countries within the EMEA region and two markets indirectly supported in conjunction with local Finance teams (Russia and Turkey).

As the EMEA Assistant Accountant of our Finance team, you will:

• Support an efficient, accurate and timely Financial Reporting close process for the designated commercial or operations entities in EMEA.
• Assist the Financial Account Commercial or Operations to ensure the financial reporting submissions and deliverables meet expectations of the designated entities.
• Support accurate reporting and guidance around certain accounting topics (entity specific) like Revenue Recognition Sales & Marketing incentives and Intercompany.
• Assist with the completion of month end reporting (in accordance with US GAAP) to include the preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and providing commentary on variances.
• Provide assistance to the FP&A function in building out legal entity budgets and forecasts for the designated entities and provide relevant data for the preparation of cashflow forecasts.
• Working relationship with Internal and External Audit to support and facilitate SoX quarterly reviews, and year-end audits, and ensuring the documentation of financial processes are reviewed on an agreed periodic basis.
• Active working relationship with the Transactional AP team (incl T&E expenses) and Fixed Asset and Leasing Finance team to collaborate and ensure the seamless performance of activities carried out for CSI.

A full job description is available upon request.

About you:

You will have 3+ years' finance experience with responsibility for account reconciliations.

Experience in prioritizing workload and delivering to tight deadlines, particularly around month-end is also important.

Experience & Education:

Required

• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office including but not limited to pivot tables and lookup functionality in Excel.
• Self-starter with high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to think creatively and independently.
• Strong numeracy and verbal / written communication skills.
• Strong team player who can effectively support their colleagues and stakeholders.

What we offer:

You'll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including; 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees' personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we'll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you'll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman's Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

We operate a candidate referral scheme, so if you know anyone who could be a perfect fit for this role, please email their CV to referafriend@coopervision quoting the job reference code to enjoy a £100 voucher reward if they are successful!

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About Us

CooperVision is a global leader in the contact lens industry, dedicated to helping improve the way people see every day. Achieving that goal takes the collaboration of team members with wide-ranging skills; from scientists and researchers, to manufacturing and operations experts, to sales and marketing professionals.

At CooperVision, our effort to improve lives begins with our employees. We are committed to developing people as a key global differentiator and our most important asset. We empower employees to succeed, rewarding great thinking and hard work with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and with a special focus on wellness. Our commitment to our core values and a diverse, inclusive, employee-centric culture fuel a deeply engaged, high performing organization.

CooperVision employees pride themselves on being proactive, innovative, flexible and friendly. That's a strong reflection of our corporate culture-and part of the reason CooperVision may be a great workplace for you.