Overheads Accountant

Berkshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Overheads Accountant- Qualified

  • My client are a global telecommunications organisation and their role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain an unrivalled insight into the organisation structure and cost base of the Head Office support functions (Finance, Legal, HR, Communications and Strategy).
  • The main remit of the role will be to prepare the monthly overheads reporting and to act as the finance Business Partner for the Head Office functions.
  • This will involve reviewing and consolidating existing activity and to look for rationalisation and efficiencies on an on-going basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • To own the delivery of the monthly actuals, providing insightful variance commentary to budget/forecast.
  • Prepare and post the journals relating to overhead costs every month end into the Oracle Financials.
  • Payroll and non-payroll costs analysis for all of the Head Office functions and associated management reporting for these areas.
  • Review and challenge the integrity of data and reporting to ensure the integrity of our accounts.
  • Sole responsibility for compiling the budgets and reforecasts of overheads and related costs in respect of the Head Office functions. This involves Business Partnering Senior Stakeholders who manage individual cost centre budgets within the Head Office functions.
  • Prepare and develop a thorough understanding of balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Be responsible for maintaining compliance to required Sarbanes-Oxley processes and controls.
  • Monitor, review and approve PO's and other approvals as required.
  • Track and understand discretionary spend that falls outside operating expenses.
  • Support the drive to standardise processes across the overheads team to realise synergies.
  • Supporting the Head of Cost Accounting on ad hoc projects where necessary.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months+
(extension possible)
From
Alexander Ash Consulting Ltd
Published at
13.05.2015
Project ID:
903415
Contract type
Freelance
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