Job description
* Responsible for Corporate Accounting across Europe, including monthly and quarterly financial reporting that includes accurate and timely variance analysis commentary both for Europe and for the Parent company.
* Working with Financial Controller to ensure monthly reporting packs are fit for purpose.
* Responsible for monitoring and reporting of revenue on a monthly basis and providing monthly updates to the FP&A team on potential risk and opportunities. Working with the other finance teams to ensure monthly revenue is booked in line with accounting standards.
* Responsible for accounts receivable and working closely with the Shared Services team, oversight of invoicing and cash collection of corporate management fees and cost recharges and the relevant balance sheet accounts.
* Working closely with the FP&A team and the relevant business and finance owners during the reforecast and Business Plan cycles.
* Manage the compliance reporting including managing the timely completion of all EU country VAT submissions and discussing VAT related issues with external advisors and in house tax team.
* Manage the quarterly tax provisioning process with the US.
* Support other finance managers within the team on payroll accounting.
* Implement process and procedural improvements to streamline work, increase productivity, and maintain service and quality excellence.
* Prepare financial transactions and information in preparation for entry into various financial statements and accounting reports by checking calculations, reviewing basis for figures, balancing and reconciling figures, and making exceptions as necessary.
* Lead on preparing transitional accounting adjustments for local jurisdictions against US GAAP and management of the secondary ledgers.
* Review of financial statements for both audited and non-audited entities.
* Checks, approves and authorises exceptions to bank reconciliations and transfers for deposit and ensures accuracy.
* Assisting with development and implementation of accounting control procedures.
* Manage the external audits across UK and European entities and manage the audit deadlines and acts as liaison to internal and external auditors by explaining journal entries and financial transactions, and answering questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner. This includes working closely with the France finance manager to complete the France external audits.
This roles is initally a 10 month rolling contract - with a scope for internal movement within this large Real Estate bsuiness it's a great opportunity to build on month-end reporting knoweldge combined with a commercial revenue reporting aspect.