Description
Job Title: Accounts Contractor
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: London EC4
Contract Rate: GBP 300 per day
Contract Length: 12 Months with Multiple extensions
Our Client, one of the world's foremost Telecoms companies, is looking to recruit an Accounts Contractor to join their business in London.
Key Targets and Objectives of the role
• Preparing/executing the accounting plan for a legal entity consolidation involving three UK entities and thereafter other EMEA entities
• Clean-up of GL balances in respect of two UK entities prior to consolidation with third UK entity
• Ensuring supporting balance sheet reconciliations prepared & reviewed for balances prior to migration
• Preparing merger trial balance showing various accounting/ tax steps relating to consolidations
• Testing and GL transfers in SAP
• TB migration in SAP of up to 10 TBs into one TB in respect of their branches
• Syncing up with other Finance stakeholders such as Tax, Treasury, Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable on all aspects of the consolidation
• Assisting the team with any other day-to-day accounting tasks such as reviewing journal entries for management reporting under US GAAP and balance sheet reconciliations and other ad hoc tasks
Background:
• Strong knowledge of core accounting principles, UK & US GAAP and IFRS
• Good planning/ time & project management skills
Essential Education
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified
Essential Experience
• Accounting and tax entries in respect of legal entity consolidations under UK and US GAAP
• Clean-up of general ledger balances in entities prior to consolidation
• Presenting complex transactions in a clear and simple fashion
Essential system/technical knowledge •
Experience of ERPs such as SAP or Oracle
• Experience in Microsoft Office products particularly Excel & PowerPoint
Any additional requirements • Candidate should be accurate, flexible, a good team player, self-motivated and pay attention to details. "Hands-on" approach to getting things done. Sense of organization, planning and prioritization are compulsory
• Experience in Telecoms/ Tech industry would be beneficial
This is a great role for the right candidate, so if you meet all the criteria above, then APPLY TODAY!