Financial Accountant

Armstrong Knight; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing financial services firm in Basildon is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their Shared Service Accounting team. This role involves ensuring timely financial accounting and reporting across the EMEA region. You'll manage reconciliations, prepare financial statements, and lead process improvements while working in a hybrid environment. Opportunities for study sponsorship and generous benefits package included.

Benefits

25 days of holiday

Life Assurance - 4 x Salary

Pension contribution options

Study sponsorship scheme after probation period

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial accounting and reporting.
• Strong understanding of GAAP principles and financial regulations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Control monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and report monthly actuals with variance analysis.
• Prepare local statutory financial statements.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Balance Sheet Reconciliation

GAAP Compliance

Analytical Skills

Process Improvement

Education

Relevant Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

HFM (Financial Consolidation System)

Job description

Overview

As the Financial Accountant you will be a key player within the dynamic and growing Shared Service Accounting team, responsible for legal entities financial accounting and reporting across the EMEA region.

In this exciting new role you will ensure a timely and accurate monthly close, helping to improve and build sustainable processes and maintain a robust control environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Control and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations and balance sheet reviews with management and internal/external auditors
• Analyse and investigate cost centre expenditure with Regional Controllers and cost centre owners.
• Review and report out monthly actuals to Regional Controllers with commentary and variance analysis.
• Load monthly actual results to HFM- global financial consolidation system, ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Prepare monthly Intercompany invoices and reconcile month end balances with global regions.
• Preparation of Quarterly schedules for corporate reporting.
• Assist in the preparation of local statutory Financial Statements & Tax packs
• Standard and non-standard monthly journal postings and GL reconciliations.
• Management of the fixed asset postings and reconciliations, including purchases, disposals and depreciation.
• Daily bank postings and reconciliations ensuring all payments have the correct sign off in line with policy.
• Month end accruals review and posting.
• Preparation of key reserves for review with regional controllers.
• Drive efficiencies and process improvements, ensuring compliance with company policy & procedures, local and US GAAP requirements
• Adhoc duties as required
• Study sponsorship scheme after successful completion of probationary period - 3 months. Salary increases are aligned with completion of certain modules
• 36 hour working week, but flexibility needed for month end. Hybrid working environment - 10 days in office a month, rest working from home.
• Fantastic newly refurbished ultra modern offices.
• 25 days holiday
• Life Assurance - 4 x Salary
• Pensions -EE -3% ER - 6% or if over 45 years old can opt into contributions of EE-5% - ER 9%

Please apply online or contact Dan at Armstrong Knight for further details on this outstanding new career opportunity.