Accountant
Ref: WL45749
An international trading company based in the City of London is currently looking for an ACA or ACCA qualified Accountant.
In this role you will be supporting the delivery of efficient and effective accounting services for the company.
As you will look after the 2 Norway entities, this role requires 1 or 2 trips a year to Norway as well as experience of SAP and IFRS financial reporting.
TYPE: Permanent, full-time
WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday
SALARY: £30-44K depending on experience, plus good benefits
START: ASAP
LOCATION: London (Hybrid style, 2 days a week in the office)
Accountant Main Responsibilities:
- Support the timely and accurate delivery of financial reports in accordance with IFRS and
local statutory requirements
- Prepare month end reconciliations including: bank reconciliations, fixed asset reconciliations, inventory reconciliations, inter-company, and other balance sheet
reconciliations
- Manage accruals and prepayments
- General ledger maintenance and monitoring in line with policies and J-Sox requirements
- Understanding journal requests, preparing, and processing with appropriate supporting
documentation
- Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial
transactions
- Work closely with Transaction Processing team to problem solve and ensure effective
collaboration between departments
- Proactively support FX position reporting to the Treasury team
- Proactively manage inter-company reports and reconcile variances/ mismatches between inter-company accounts and make adjustments where necessary
- Analytical review of monthly financial reports (RPA) by providing detailed narratives to
explain variances outside of expectations and above thresholds
- Ensure timely delivery of supporting information for internal and external audits
- Collaborate with and support business departments and regional corporate departments
as required
Accountant Ideal Candidate:
- ACA or ACCA or equivalent qualified accountant or finalist
- Experience working in an accounting practice environment
- Experience with SAP is highly advantageous
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and meet tight deadlines
- Clear analytical thinker, with the ability to solve complex problems and issues
- Ability to initiate action, provide direction and take responsibility
- MS Office with advanced Excel skills
** All applicants for the Accountant role must have the right to work in the UK as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.