Description
Financial Accountant - 4 Months - Welwyn Garden City - Negotiable Daily Rate
A large, blue chip FMCG and Retail client of Pontoon is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their site in Welwyn Garden City in order to support with their month end process.
Job Purpose:- Responsibility for quickly and accurately producing statutory accounts for a number of companies (predominantly holding companies and treasury companies) to tight deadlines.
Responsibilities:-
- Completing impairment reviews and going concern analysis for each entity as part of the accounts process.
- Liaising with external auditors to ensure a smooth sign off process for each set of statutory accounts.
- Summarising activities of each entity and attending board meetings to inform the board of directors as necessary
- Potential involvement in project work and ad hoc transactions by reviewing these for impacts on statutory entities.
Skills relevant for this job:-
- Independent and pro-active in nature
- Strong attention to detail
- Flexibility in managing workload in line with ongoing transactions and deadlines
- Strong understanding of both statutory and group financial reporting standards
- Ability to learn quickly about unfamiliar technical areas Experience of Hyperion and Oracle would be beneficial but not essential