Financial Accountant

Your new companyThe UK arm of an international group seeks to appoint a technically astute Financial Accountant into a broad and varied role. Your new roleThe role ensures compliance with group accounting policies and local regulations, and serves as the main contact for audits of both local and group financial statements. It plays a key part in maintaining financial accuracy and regulatory integrity across the organisation. Furthermore, you will be responsible for managing payroll accounting, accruals and deferrals, month-end journal postings, and balance sheet reconciliations. It also covers intercompany accounting, tax and VAT reporting in collaboration with specialists, and preparation of local financial statements in line with GAAP and suits a candidate who enjoys variety associated with the role. What you'll need to succeedYou will be a qualified accountant (or soon to qualify) with strong month-end reporting skills and familiar with the production of financial statements. Consideration will be given to candidates either coming from practice or industry who demonstrate a strong eye for detail and a passion for technical accounting. Any exposure to manufacturing principals will also be useful (but not required).What you'll get in returnA role you can make your own in a high-performing team where there is scope to progress on merit. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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