Registeraccountant - Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom - Plumstead Consulting Ltd

Description

We are delighted to be working in partnership with our client a leading global manufacturer with offices across EMEA and the US who have a new position of Financial Accountant.

Our client is looking for ambitious, forward thinking Financial Accountant to join the European Team.

The role is based on our client's site in Northumberland and is supporting the Financial Controller to ensure compliance in all financial systems and help drive financial reporting and control across multiple UK legal entities.

Maintain a robust and efficient financial control environment whilst driving a culture of continuous improvement.
Month end corporate reporting within strict deadlines for UK non-trading/investment entities, consulting with US.
Accounts payable, banking, receivables GL accounting daily tasks for non-trading/investment entities
Key point of contact and liaison with EMEA Shared Service Centre (SSC) re. GL accounting, AR, and AP for UK entities
Support month end closing of ledgers of entities not supported by EMEA SSC
Preparation of monthly business forecasts and providing variance analysis actual v budget v forecast
Support statutory accounts preparation in accordance with accounting standards.
Developing and continuous improvement of internal financial controls. Ensuring work across the UK finance team is performed in line with documented SOX control activities.
Work closely with UK Tax Manager in preparation of Corporation Tax packs and transfer pricing matters.
Point of contact for technical accounting matters with up-to-date knowledge of new accounting standards (US GAAP)
Key point of contact for annual statutory and control audits for all UK entities
Support the Financial Controller with ad hoc reporting and projects as required.
Consult with EMEA Regional finance teams, US Finance, Tax, Treasury and External Auditors.
Ideally a Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with industry experience as a Financial Accountant.
Strong accounting knowledge including statutory and consolidated reporting (US GAAP an advantage),
Strong excel skills.
Experience of SAP and Oracle HFM would be advantageous
Strong technical accounting skills on entity and divisional level IFRS or US-GAAP.