Overview
Senior Accountant, Corporate & Regulatory Accounting
The Senior Accountant will be responsible for planning and running the end-to-end technical accounting and controls processes for corporate accounting and the CUK finance team. The role covers a broad range of areas and will support our control agenda, including SOX, as well as technical accounting projects. You’ll be a key interface into Corporate, the wider CUK finance team and our external auditors, leading and co-ordinating the deliverables for external reporting.
This is a great position for a Qualified Accountant, providing the opportunity to own the Financial Accounting processes and gain visibility through collaboration with key stakeholders across Carnival UK and the Corporation.
Responsibilities
* Planning and reviewing accounting processes to ensure timely, complete, and accurate financial information, including operation of effective journal and balance sheet processes
* Ensure financial control is maintained across the control universe including SOX compliance, to ensure that controls are appropriately designed to address the risks in place, in an efficient fashion
* Develop strong relationships within finance and the wider business as appropriate to role
* Lead for the communication and co-ordination of deliverables with the external auditors
* Lead Corporate and Regulatory Accounting reporting projects with a control focus
Position Requirements
Our ideal candidates are those who possess not only the technical skills required for accounting but also a passion for finance and a keen eye for detail. Your academic background and professional certifications in accounting will be the foundation of your role within our team.
Required Qualifications And Skills
* Qualified accountant – ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
* Practice or Audit experience, or experience in a control focused Financial Accounting role
* Good level of application and system knowledge (any experience of Oracle, Blackline, Power Bi – advantageous but not essential)
About You
You are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment yet is capable of working independently with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications in accounting are just the start; we\'re looking for team members who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.
Personal Qualities
* Clear and concise communicator (both verbal and written)
* Confident in presenting to stakeholders across the business as well as external auditors
* Excellent project management skills with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
* A self-starter with a continuous improvement mind-set
Why Join Us?
Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK08, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home.
Benefits
* Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
* Annual bonus
* Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
* Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
* Extensive learning and development opportunities
* Employee-led networks
* Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
* Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
* In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
* Life Assurance
* Parental and adoption leave
* Employee Shares Plan
* Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
* Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
* Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
* Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
* Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
* A friendly welcome with help settling in
Application Note
Given the opportunities we provide, we encourage prompt applications. We are committed to finding the right blend of talent and passion, and our recruitment process may close earlier than advertised for roles with high applicant volumes.
About Us
Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years.
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