Financial Accountant - Contract

Cencora; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating healthier futures. This role focuses on financial reviews, audit processes, and compliance across multiple entities. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy of statutory accounts and improving financial health. With a commitment to employee well-being, the company offers flexible working arrangements and a variety of benefits to support your lifestyle. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the finance sector, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Perks at Work discounts

Contributory Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Service-Based Holidays

Career Development opportunities

Paid Volunteer days

Qualifications

• Experience in audit processes and statutory accounts.
• Proficiency in IFRS, UK GAAP, and US GAAP standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage the external statutory audit process for multiple companies.
• Monitor and improve balance sheet health through audit analysis.
• Support production of statutory accounts and compliance reviews.

Skills

Audit background in a Top 20 practice

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent planning and organization skills

ACA/ACCA qualified

Knowledge of current IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP

Ability to deliver high-quality output to tight deadlines

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

The primary purpose of the role will be completing month-end financial review through risk profiling and management of the balance sheet, review of manual journals (both IFRS and US GAAP) and to support the business in delivering the statutory and group audits and production of the statutory accounts. This role will be on a 13-month contract.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Own the external statutory audit process for all 9 companies by building strong relationships throughout the business and being the key point of contact with external auditors to ensure a timely submission of the statutory accounts.
2. Continuously monitor and improve the health of the balance sheet through audit level analysis to determine the risk exposure and required action plan. Support the month-end process through local and consolidated journal review.
3. Review compliance with group corporate policies across all entities comprising UK Wholesale. Where gaps are identified, design pragmatic and commercially considered control improvements to ensure alignment.
4. Support the production of our statutory accounts for all 9 companies.
5. Assist with the completion of the group audit of our SOX framework and standard audit procedures.
6. Provide local expertise and technical support, in conjunction with Group, for US GAAP, UK GAAP, and IFRS matters; this will include reviewing accounting policies and writing accounting policy papers and technical support papers.
7. Perform ad-hoc duties and project work as directed by the Financial Accounting Manager and Senior Finance Management.

We value candidates with the following attributes:

• Audit background in a Top 20 practice (Smaller audit firms considered)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to influence and educate
• Excellent planning and organization skills required
• ACA/ACCA qualified
• Knowledge of current IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP
• Ability to deliver high-quality output to tight deadlines

We offer an array of benefits to suit your lifestyle, including an Employee Assistance Programme with legal and financial advisors as well as mental health counselling, Perks at Work discounts at various retailers, access to Mental Health First Aiders, a Contributory Pension Scheme after 3 months, Cycle to Work Scheme, Service-Based Holidays, Career Development and internal progression opportunities, and up to two paid Volunteer days per year for volunteer activities.

We provide Hybrid / Smart working options to help you balance your time between home and office.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practices. Eligibility and effective dates may differ for some benefits and team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full-time

Affiliated Companies

Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or membership in any other class protected by law. We promote an inclusive environment and prohibit harassment. We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the employment process. To request accommodations, contact us at 888.692.2272 or [e-mail]. Requests are handled on a case-by-case basis.

• Locations: Farnborough; Heathrow (Staines-Upon-Thames); Leatherhead; Solent; Woking; Stevenage