Senior Accountant

Finance Manager in the Record to Report (R2R) Project Cost Accounting team that covers project related accounting of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and integration activities. The work is split between work that occurs throughout the month and work that is required for month end reporting. It involves:

• Terms of Service Agreements (TSA) related balances
• Integration cost accounting
• Acquisition and disposal costs
• Group expectational projects
• Creating internal orders to match the requirements of each project
• Communicating internal order details to relevant parties
• Maintaining contractor / staff lists
• Reviewing coding of Encrypting File System (EFS) invoices relates to the projects
• Weekly reporting on project costs spend
• Supporting audit and ad hoc requests
• Accounting for any recharges in line with guidance
• Ensuring any payroll transfer are correctly accounted for via the P&L
• Ensuring all accruals / provisions are correctly booked and maintained
• Completing Blackline reconciliation for project related balances
• Ensuring costs have been posted into the correct entities and internal orders
• Producing variance analysis and commentary
• Completing monthly cost analysis
• Ensuring TSA invoicing and recharges appropriately accounted for
• Ensuring currency risk around project balances is minimised

Qualifications

• Strong academic background, Accounting degree preferable
• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience of leading an R2R team within a large R2R function
• Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential
• Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships
• Experience in disposal and acquisitions will be preferred
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of all R2R processes including best practice in R2R, people, processes and technology
• Sound working knowledge and understanding of SSO processes and how these fit into the wider environment
• Confident in how to lead and guide a team through challenging periods.
• Be able to manage competing priorities and achieving deadlines, whilst delivering a high standard of work and supporting the team as and when needed.
• Solid at building relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the organisation.
• Evidence of making decisions at the right time based on the information available.
• Strong people manager who actively engages and embraces talent management conversations.
• Good presentation skills with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contact

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