Senior Cost Accountant - UK - 89A

Schroders; Horsham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment manager in Horsham seeks a diligent accountant to oversee cost accounting processes. The role involves ensuring accurate recording of costs, operating fixed assets accounting, and improving processes. Candidates should have post-qualified accounting experience and the ability to work under pressure. We're committed to diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Post qualified accounting experience (or equivalent).
• Proven ability to continuously improve processes and adopt new technologies.
• Strong systems skills including use of an ERP system (general ledger and subledgers).
• A successful record of performing accounting processes in a large organisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Capable of remaining positive when under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting processes for costs ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure cost accruals and prepayments are correctly recorded.
• Provide commentary on cost trends.
• Operate the fixed assets accounting process and monthly depreciation.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for cost accruals and prepayments.
• Meet month end deadlines and provide necessary reporting.
• Review aging of accruals and manage queries post month end.
• Assess opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Skills

Post qualified accounting experience

Strong systems skills including use of an ERP system

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to continuously improve processes

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Job Description

Who we're looking for

We need someone that can take responsibility for delivering a range of processes which make up the cost accounting services. You will need to work closely with other members of the team to ensure accurate accounting for costs and completion of the month end close process. It will also be necessary to develop relationships with Finance Business Partners, FP&A Financial Analysts and the Accounting and Control teams to enable accurate accounting and reporting of costs.

You'll be part of our Cost Accounting team which will be responsible for the accounting outcomes of our non-compensation (supplier) cost process. The team will work alongside the purchases and payables teams to ensure that cost accruals, prepayments and fixed assets are accounted for in accordance with accounting policies.

The successful candidate must be able to understand the key drivers of cost and understand the end-to-end cost processes.

About Schroders

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base

At Schroders, we're known for doing things differently. That's why we're building a home for the ambitious in Horsham, West Sussex. You'll get the all the benefits of being part of a world-leading FTSE 100 company. But you'll also get the support of being part of a genuine local community. If you're looking for opportunities that match your ambitions, you'll find them right here in Horsham.

What you'll do

• Perform accounting processes for costs to ensure that they are captured in the correct legal entity, cost centre and nominal account and that in each month there is completeness and accuracy for all types of cost.
• Ensuring cost accruals and prepayments are correctly recorded. Booking adjustments to these if required.
• Providing commentary on cost trends.
• Operating the fixed assets accounting process. The main responsibilities are (i) capitalisation of fixed assets including ones which are developed as part of a technology or buildings relate project, (ii) disposal of fixed assets and (iii) monthly depreciation process.
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations for cost accruals, prepayments and fixed assets accounts.
• Operating processes which allow Schroders to recover certain costs from our funds.
• Ensure month end deadlines are met and provide necessary reporting to other stakeholders.
• Reviewing aging of accruals and prepayments, fixed asset impairments reviews and following up on queries after month end process.
• Continual process improvement and assessing opportunities for automation.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• Post qualified accounting experience (or equivalent)
• Proven ability to continuously improve processes and adopt new technologies / ways of working.
• Strong systems skills including use of an ERP system (general ledger and subledgers).
• A successful record of performing accounting processes in a large organisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Capable of remaining positive when under pressure.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that'll help

• German or French speaker would be beneficial in this role.

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.