Senior Financial Accountant Contract

Applicants will need to be technically astute with relevant post qualified experience. This is a small team in which the successful applicant will gain significant experience with potential future progression opportunities.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this role will have a broad oversight of accounting functions.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• ACA Qualified or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years industry experience.
• Previous experience in a fast growing, International business.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex financial data in a clear and relevant way.
• Experience in optimising finance processes to improve efficiency and controls
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to influence and challenge others.
• Resilient, and able to cope with high levels of change.
• Experience working with an enterprise accounting software, NetSuite is preferred.

Strategic outlook and ad-hoc projects

• Develop and improve group reporting using ERP system and ensure that the impact of new systems, processes or initiatives are appropriately considered and incorporated into existing reporting and controls environment.

• Input a range of projects and continuous improvement activities, ensuring that all projects that impact the Finance team are successfully delivered and embedded in the organisation.
• Support the Group Accountant with the preparation of the group consolidation in the NetSuite.

Financial control

• Accountable for the financial integrity of the general and sub-ledgers, ensuring that all balance sheet controls are in place, reconciliations are performed to agreed deadlines, signed off and any opportunities or risks are highlighted.

• Take ownership for maintaining strong financial controls within business processes, including when business changes are implemented.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as a key member of the Finance team, lead, motivate and inspire the junior team to reach the next level of performance.
• Monitoring and ensuring all tasks to be completed in a timely manner and people are accountable for the work performed to high standards.
• Provide operational support to the finance team and wider business.
• Support the Group Accountant with statutory reporting and group audit.

• Collaborate with the FP&A team on non-business as usual project work.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003