Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant | Full time and Permanent | London (Hybrid) | Salary up to £70,000
Ashley Kate are thrilled to be working with a client of ours who operate in the construction/manufacturing sector. Based at the London office you will be supporting the management of the group accounting center, where also various other group accounting functions (AP, AR, FA, VAT, sales entity accounting) are located. It works closely together with the other finance teams (UK, CH, DE).. Beyond a strong acumen in accounting (IFRS or US GAAP or similar), the position holder drives the improvement of the groups accounting process through their strong affinity for digitalization and lean administration.
?Preparation of the financial accounts and closing in SAP (R/3, S/4)
?Coordination with the local Managing Director and team where necessary
?Coordination with the Accounting Services team co-located responsible for AP, AR, FA and VAT
?Preparation of the group financial reporting package in IDL incl. relevant notes as per the group accounting manual (IFRS similar)
?Lease accounting (IFRS16)
?Continuous review of the legal entities accounts, ensuring that the group accounting manual is correctly and consistently applied
?Contact for the local and group auditors
?Preparation of analysis and reviews for the management
?Intercompany recharges and the correct posting of consolidation relevant entries
?Support and act as backup for the Sr. Manager Group Reporting & Consolidation in preparing the entire consolidated group financials package
About you:
?Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting as an accountant, applying different accounting standards in parallel
?International accounting experience and group level consolidation (advantageous)
?SAP experience (expert level)
?Good experience working with IT, MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel)
?Languages: English (full fluency), German (advantageous)
?Very strong skills regarding managing processes, data analytics, communication and change management
?Reliable, structured and efficient
It is essential that you meet the requirements of the role listed in the 'About you' section. Please apply and I will be in touch shortly.

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