Accountant

12 month fixed-term contract.

Job Purpose:
To support the Group Accountant in all aspects of the client's financial reporting activities (trading entities in the UK and USA .
Undertake Financial Reporting activities with a specific focus on the US entity.
Responsible for the following key Financial Reporting tasks:

• Preparing and maintaining integrity of the US financial statements
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Weekly debtor reconciliations

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Financial statements

• Prepare annual financial statements for the US operating company with support from the Group Accountant
• Monthly preparation of financial statements for ATUS including analysis of GP1, GP2 and overheads
• Completing GP2 flash working day one with commentary

Balance sheet

• Accountable for balance sheet reconciliations (weekly, monthly, quarterly) and identifying opportunities and risks
• Reviewing other balance sheet reconciliations prepared by other member of Finance such as bank, payroll
• Weekly debtor's reconciliation and liaising with the business on resolution of variances
• Monthly reporting on fixed assets and capitalised project costs - liaising with FP&A

Other

• Work closely with the US commercial finance team to provide them with robust financial data to support their business partnering and decision making
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns for the group and supporting payroll with the PSA calculation in the UK and US
• Working with the Financial Reporting team to develop exception reporting resulting in JD / AX errors being corrected in month
• Monitoring the helpdesk to ensure tickets are resolved within agreed SLA's and providing support when necessary

Experience needed:

• Qualified or part qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AAT with previous experience in management accounting
• Advanced Excel skills, working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Confident, engaging and able to build relationships with key stakeholders and people across all business areas.
• Self-motivated with a keen eye for detail
• Pro-active and able to use own initiative.
• Able to work to tight deadlines & within a busy environment
• Strong numerical skills

Package:
Salary dependent on experience with great benefits on offer.

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