Senior Financial Accountant

Financial accounting, Statutory Accounting & Reporting and financial control

• Month End financial close ensuring tasks and reviews are completed in line with the month end timetable, compliant with controls and delivering accurate financial statements
• Responsible for ongoing control of various balance sheet balances and for analytical reviews to ensure completeness and correctness of balance sheet reconciliations submitted by other team members, including leading investigations and resolving outstanding items
• Preparation and review of accurate and timely monthly and quarterly local and SEC financial reports, providing commentary to explain significant variances
• Responsible for correct accounting of significant contracts, accruals, reserves and adjustments to ensure accuracy and compliance with FRS102 and US GAAP
• Continuous review and improvement of various tasks and processes to ensure best practice standards, improve efficiency, productivity and financial control
• Responsible for end-to-end accounting for non-operating entities within the UK Group
• Support internal and external audits by ensuring requested documentation is provided in a timely manner, including working with other departments to obtain required information, conducting walk throughs, demonstration of controls and responding to queries in a confident and professional manner.
• Carry out detailed investigations on existing processes and effect development required to ensure correct accounting. Present, document and implement changes or new processes
• Manage financial projects from start to end as required
• Provide support and cover for team members to ensure deliverables are met
• Deputise for the Accounting Manager as required