Accounting Manager
A global health care and drug development organisation now has an immediate need for a Finance/Accounting Manager.
Main Purpose
Ownership of a wide range of the corporate entities in the UK including both a large, complex, multi-divisional trading entity and a range of holding and finance entities. The role also involves wider Corporate Finance Services responsibilities for tax and accounting, for multiple UK entities.
Main Accountabilities
* Responsibility for CFS statutory accounting tasks related to entity statutory financial statements - to include audit planning, participation in audit governance meetings and managing escalations.
* Review of statutory accounts and associated issue resolution.
* Provide technical accounting support to the CFS accounting team including in the areas of share-based payment accounting, impairment assessment, revenue recognition, lease accounting and IFRS disclosure.
* Ownership of the monthly CFS Divisional performance reporting for the UK, including management of all ad hoc requests and queries from division management.
* Manage the Plan and LBE process for CFS UK and deliver the same for other departments
* Support and involvement in other month end and year end close tasks and processes as required.
* Responsible for timely and accurate initiation of intercompany recharges in collaboration with the Tax Manager to ensure compliance and correct transfer pricing practice.
Qualifications & Experience
* Qualified Accountant - ACA or ACCA
* Excellent understanding of Statutory Accounting under both UK GAAP (FRS102) and IFRS (FRS101)
* Working knowledge and understanding of SAP
* Excellent communication skills and ability to convey technical accounting and taxation issues in straightforward language to both financial and non-financial managers
* Good Excel/Word skills
* Previous audit experience
This is a long-term contract position (4-5 years) with an opportunity to be transferred to a permanent staff position, should that be a preferred option.
Interested, please contact Graeme at Vibe Recruit on 07971 309403 or apply immediately!
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