Finance / Accounting

UK Sales Association; Arkansas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Sales Association is seeking a highly experienced Financial Accountant to strengthen our multi-market finance operations. The role covers financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, intercompany control, and process improvement across multiple jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in corporate accounting, shared services, FMCG environments, and a proven track record in month-end close, controls, and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience across corporate accounting and shared services.
• Multi-market finance operations experience strongly preferred.
• Financial reporting, budgeting and month-end close focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end accounting and reporting across markets.
• Manage inventory accounting, intercompany and fixed assets.
• Oversee payroll, AP/AR and statutory compliance across jurisdictions.
• Drive process improvement and automation in finance processes.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Intercompany accounting

Fixed assets

Lease accounting

Payroll

AP/AR

Internal controls

Team leadership

Education

CPA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Reconciliation tools

Process automation tools

Job description

Financial Accountant - Finance / Accounting

Qualified finance professional with extensive experience across multi-market reporting, budgeting, inventory accounting, intercompany control, statutory compliance, forecasting and finance process improvement.

A qualified Financial Accountant with more than a decade of experience across corporate accounting, shared services, FMCG and multi-market finance operations.

The candidate has broad hands-on responsibility across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory accounting, fixed assets, leasing, intercompany, payroll, AP/AR and statutory compliance. Their background includes both technical accounting and team leadership.

They are particularly strong in month-end delivery, multi-market reporting, process automation, reconciliations, controls and turning financial data into clear insight for regional leadership and business stakeholders.

Qualified Accountant Professionally qualified with strong technical grounding across financial reporting and control.

11-15 Years Extensive accounting experience across operational, senior and management-level finance responsibilities.

Multi-Market Reporting Experienced managing accounting and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Finance Systems Strong capability across ERP, reconciliation tools, testing, rollout and process improvement.

Why Recruiters Should Take Notice

Technical Accounting
Strong working knowledge of international and local reporting frameworks, fixed assets, leases, statutory reporting and audit requirements.

Inventory & Intercompany
Experienced managing inventory accounting, cost analysis, intercompany reconciliations and transfer-pricing-related controls across regional operations.

Forecasting & Planning
Prepares cash forecasts, variance analysis and financial planning outputs to support commercial and operational decision-making.

Process Automation
Has improved recurring finance processes using macros, automation and system enhancements to reduce manual workload and strengthen accuracy.

Team Leadership
Experienced supervising and developing finance team members, allocating responsibilities and supporting performance improvement.

Business Partnering
Works effectively with tax, operations, distribution, audit and regional finance stakeholders to maintain accurate reporting and solve issues.

Evidence of Impact

• Led month-end accounting and reporting activity across multiple markets.
• Managed inventory accounting, cost analysis, goods-in-transit and related reconciliations.
• Prepared rolling cash forecasts and variance analysis for finance leadership.
• Maintained statutory, indirect-tax, payroll and internal-control compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Improved accrual, reconciliation and reporting processes through automation and stronger controls.
• Supported fixed-asset and leasing accounting under multiple reporting frameworks.
• Acted as a key user for finance systems, supporting testing, rollout and process optimisation.
• Led and coached finance team members, improving capability and reducing errors.
• Supported budgeting, audit preparation and management reporting across both corporate and operational finance environments.

Financial Accounting Statutory Reporting Month-End Close Budgeting Forecasting Inventory Accounting Intercompany Accounting Fixed Assets Lease Accounting Cash Management Variance Analysis AP / AR Payroll Internal Controls ERP Systems Reconciliation Tools Spreadsheet Automation Process Improvement Team Leadership

What You Receive

Candidate-Supplied CV
The candidate's CV is included with purchase.

Full Candidate Details
Career history, employers, job titles, achievements and contact information.

Best Suited To

• Financial Accountant roles.
• Senior Financial Accountant opportunities.
• Regional Accounting roles.
• Inventory Accountant positions.
• Intercompany Accounting roles.
• Finance Process Improvement opportunities.