Description
Chartered Accountant - Revenue
Based in Nottingham.
Overview of Role:
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Revenue section of an Accounting and Control team, within a complex, fast paced and exciting Region/Team.
The team consists of 27 people and is spread across eight countries, with the team members working closely with local FDs, BPs and FP&A teams, local and central Controllers and with the Shared Services Centre.
Key Responsibilities/Outputs:
- Ensure a strong and effective internal control and governance framework is in place in which financial data is complete, accurate and all transactions are consistent with accounting policies and IFRS/local reporting requirements
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements in the local market and ensure compliance with all Group Accounting standards.
- Provide cover for all revenue activities (recognition, accrued and deferred balances, bad debt provisioning) during month end in any necessary EMEA markets.
- Assist with the central review of market submissions of IFRS15 dual running adjustments prior to Group submission.
- Support any markets required in preparation for full IFRS15 implementation from 1 April 2018.
- Drive continuous improvement and efficiency across all aspects of the financial processes and standardisation across all revenue activities.
- Understand business performance and forecast operating cash flows in relation to EMEA markets revenue base.
- Advise on complex sales contracts and the revenue recognition of such contracts under both current accounting standards and IFRS15.
- Assist with other ad hoc requests from your manager
Job Requirements and Qualifications:
Essential
- 3-4 years accounting experience
- Chartered Accountant qualification
- Ability to influence stakeholders
- Strong relationship builder
- Ability to be proactive and work independently, with the skill to adapt and drive change where necessary
- Problem solving skills
- Experience working with IFRS would be highly advantageous
Preferred Background
- Experience in a global, Matrix organisation
- Knowledge of systems such as Oracle, Hyperion and OBIEE
- Strong Excel skills is a bonus but not essential
- Experience working with big 4 audit firms
- Experience working in a multinational company