Interim Senior Financial Accountant - London, United Kingdom - The Marketing Practice

Description

The Marketing Practice is an agency for the new, integrated era of B2B.

We have over 500 B2B specialists globally, helping tech leaders create more sales today and better growth long term.

Our clients are some of the world's biggest tech brands and fast-growth challenger firms. We need a Senior Financial Accountant to join our friendly, global team.

Bringing together the accounting and technical compliance for six businesses as they integrate to one overall entity, you will ensure consistent accounting practices and help shape the wider business processes to be scalable and efficient.

Your key deliverable is accurate financial information.

You'll be required to work closely with a global finance function and key stakeholders at all levels of the business to ensure best practices are implemented.

You'll have the ability to quickly establish rapport with the Finance Team and the other business sales, delivery and support functions.

Working closely with the Group FC, CFO and wider Finance Team you will:
Be responsible for ensuring accuracy of technical accounting, inclusive of acquisition accounting
Work with the Group FC, CFO and other members of the finance team to provide guidance on issues arising from this financial information and accounting treatment of judgemental areas
Establish, implement, and monitor the group's finance policies and procedures
Ensure a compliant and well-planned tax environment e.g. R&D, Transfer Pricing, Thin Cap/CIR, Deferred Tax assets.
Ad-hoc involvement in escalations from Head of AP and Head of AR
Support in delivering the Group statutory accounts, ensuring annual audits are carried out effectively and efficiently for all jurisdictions, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding the group's financial affairs
Management of accounting systems and external support including month end close procedures
Review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
Establish, implement, document and monitor the group's finance policies and procedures, incorporating both accounting policies and internal procedural controls
Support the centralised finance processing operation, driving efficiency through process improvement and standardisation
Influence behaviour both within finance and the wider business for continuous improvement, particularly in areas such as revenue recognition
Support in new system implementation (Sage Intacct) ensuring a strong and robust control environment exists
Ad-hoc tasks and support required by the Group FC, as necessary

We have over 500 B2B specialists globally, helping tech leaders create more sales today and better growth long term.

Our clients are some of the world's biggest tech brands and fast-growth challenger firms. We need a Senior Financial Accountant to join our friendly, global team.

Bringing together the accounting and technical compliance for six businesses as they integrate to one overall entity, you will ensure consistent accounting practices and help shape the wider business processes to be scalable and efficient.

Your key deliverable is accurate financial information.

You'll be required to work closely with a global finance function and key stakeholders at all levels of the business to ensure best practices are implemented.

You'll have the ability to quickly establish rapport with the Finance Team and the other business sales, delivery and support functions.

Working closely with the Group FC, CFO and wider Finance Team you will:
Be responsible for ensuring accuracy of technical accounting, inclusive of acquisition accounting
Work with the Group FC, CFO and other members of the finance team to provide guidance on issues arising from this financial information and accounting treatment of judgemental areas
Establish, implement, and monitor the group's finance policies and procedures
Ensure a compliant and well-planned tax environment e.g. R&D, Transfer Pricing, Thin Cap/CIR, Deferred Tax assets.
Ad-hoc involvement in escalations from Head of AP and Head of AR
Support in delivering the Group statutory accounts, ensuring annual audits are carried out effectively and efficiently for all jurisdictions, ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding the group's financial affairs
Management of accounting systems and external support including month end close procedures
Review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
Establish, implement, document and monitor the group's finance policies and procedures, incorporating both accounting policies and internal procedural controls
Support the centralised finance processing operation, driving efficiency through process improvement and standardisation
Influence behaviour both within finance and the wider business for continuous improvement, particularly in areas such as revenue recognition
Support in new system implementation (Sage Intacct) ensuring a strong and robust control environment exists
Ad-hoc tasks and support required by the Group FC, as necessary
Strong financial accounting and tax technical experience within a group international business
Experience of a Private Equity backed business environment or VC backed (leveraged finance), desirable
Useful system experience would include Sage Intacct, Salesforce, Synergist, Workday Adaptive Planning
Generous and flexible holiday allowance ("Plentiful PTO")
Private healthcare and dental insurance
Salary sacrifice pension scheme and support on financial health through our pension provider
Parental leave - primary caregiver 12 weeks full pay + 12 weeks 50% pay, secondary caregiver 12 weeks full pay that can be spread over 12 months
Use our portal to access discounts and cashback at plenty of retailers
Cycle to work scheme

Sustainable Future Giving, helping create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tacking our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.

Employee focus group, Social Impact and MOSAIC team supporting our diversity and inclusion commitments
Team, office and regional socials
Great growth opportunities (our CEO and other senior team members started out here in entry level positions)