Financial Reporting Accountant

TN United Kingdom; Woking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a qualified accountant to lead financial reporting and consolidation efforts. This pivotal role involves maintaining high standards of internal controls and ensuring timely reporting across various entities. You will collaborate closely with senior management, driving improvements in the control environment and compliance with regulations. If you're a self-starter with a strong background in financial controls and consolidation, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic organization.

Benefits

Basic Life Insurance

Personal Accident Insurance

Business Travel Accident Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Healthcare Benefits

Sick Leave

Retirement Benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, or CIMA credentials.
• Experience in financial controls and consolidation reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely financial reporting and maintain internal controls.
• Prepare significant journal entries and manage inter-company accounting.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Consolidation

Internal Controls

Communication Skills

Technical Accounting

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Tools

Oracle

Job description

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Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

Location:

Woking, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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!

What you will be doing

This role will be focused on Financial Reporting & Consolidation (Division).

The main focus of the role is to ensure that we maintain a high standard of internal controls across Alliance Healthcare, and close the monthly/quarterly/annual reporting on a timely basis. The role will work closely with the AH Divisional Controller, AH Divisional Financial Reporting & Consolidation Accountant and the AH Senior Manager of Internal Controls to ensure that we comply with external regulations and internal policies and procedures, that we develop and improve the control environment across Alliance Healthcare and look to share best practice.

This is a challenging and high profile position with a leading part to play in closing the monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and maintaining and developing the control environment of Alliance Healthcare. To succeed in this role, you will need to build effective relationships across the business and establish credibility with senior managers.

The key responsibilities and accountabilities will include:

• Prime responsibility for certain central entities ensuring timely information is received from 3rd party service providers and subsequently uploaded into the Group Consolidation System
• Preparation of significant central journal entries and maintenance of the associated support
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting to Cencora Corporate Accounting
• Operation of Divisional Controls (known as Group Wide Controls) in the areas of consolidation and reporting
• Helping to review policies and procedures and monitoring the implementation and adherence to such policies across Alliance Healthcare
• Reviewing and rationalising the company structure in each of our countries across Alliance Healthcare, to set up or remove entities from the structure
• Dealing with technical accounting questions from the businesses
• Oversight of inter-company re-charging, management charges etc.
• Ad-hoc requests upwards from the businesses or downwards from Cencora Group management.
• Conducting a variety of project work, including investment and CAPEX appraisals
• Liaison with the external auditors for statutory audits (certain entities) and group audits around quarter-end and year end reporting requirements

What your background should look like

• A qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with relevant PQE, and solid education credentials
• A background in practice or in industry
• Financial controls experience, either from an audit perspective or within a sizable international organisation preferred
• Consolidation and group reporting experience including intercompany accounting. Experience with Oracle as a Consolidation tool desirable
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-starter, motivated and ambitious
• Be capable of challenging in a constructive and positive manner

What Cencora offers

All team members globally are provided with basic life insurance, personal accident insurance, business travel accident insurance, and EAP resources at no cost. Additional country-specific benefits such as healthcare, sick leave, death and disability, retirement, as well as perks and allowances may be provided. Details of programs vary by location.

Schedule

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited