£550/day to £600/day
England, United Kingdom
Contract, Variable

Senior Financial Accountant

Posted by Lorien.

Senior Finance Accountant

3 month contract

Watford

Hybrid working - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days remote

Our client, a global Retail company, is looking for an SFA to join their team on a contract basis. They are looking for someone who can work in a fast paced environment and ideally from a Retail/Financial Services background.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for assisting in the monthly preparation and review of either the Stores/Admin/Distribution P&L areas as required collaborating with colleagues in the Commercial Finance & Financial Control teams to ensure a clear and common understanding of variances to the annual budget and monthly re-forecasts.
  • Responsible for reporting the monthly Consolidated Financial Statements (P&L and Balance Sheet) for all entities and supporting in the preparation of monthly corporate submissions.
  • The budgeting, reconciliation and re-forecasting of all lease accounting costs
  • The maintenance and reconciliation of legal entity Fixed Asset books.
  • Supporting the Balance Sheet reconciliation and review process; ensuring that all accounts are reconciled in a timely manner with any risks or opportunities clearly identified & communicated.
  • Support ad hoc projects and other key deliverables/objectives of the Financial Accounting team

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

  • (Newly) Qualified accountant with proven post qualification experience in a multi site environment
  • Some experience of preparing statutory accounts in either the UK, Germany or Poland would be preferable.
  • Thorough grasp of basic closing routines/ ability to ensure integrity of the general ledger in all areas of responsibility.
  • Ability to drill down to appropriate level of detail, and then understand and communicate the cause of variances to budget & re-forecast.
  • Ability to critically evaluate processes and oversee the execution of recommendations for improvement.
  • Strong excel skills
  • Flexibility in approach and a willingness to go beyond the defined role.
  • Experience of Oracle Financial system preferable.

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