Job Purpose and Summary
The Financial Accountant will play a key role in supporting the Financial Accounting Manager, achieving all deliverables in a timely and efficient way. The focus of the role is on continuous improvement, understanding of the business and good collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders.
What we give
With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.
* Ensuring proper accounting in compliance with legal and internal guidelines to ensure correct monthly, quarterly and annual submissions in accordance with US GAAP and local accounting requirements
* Helping accounting manager with oversight of the financial operations for the UK & Ireland legal entities including submissions of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and schedules in accordance with US GAAP as well as local accounting principles.
* Helping with for the timely preparation of year-end financial packs and statutory accounts for UK and subsidiaries.
* Manage the year-end fixed asset and lease accounting preparation, liaising with external parties to collate all the information, preparing the year end schedules and responsible for SOX controls.
* Ensure the balance sheet, cash flow and supporting schedules are prepared monthly. Provide commentary on variances verses prior year. Identify areas of improvement
* Oversight of reconciliations of all US GAAP balance sheet accounts including preparation and review of recs with all discrepancies investigated and rectified in timely manner
* Continuous Improvement and project management, actively reviewing internal cross-functional processes with a view to continually improving them, identifying areas for optimisation, and taking the lead on projects
* Supporting the accounting manager with monthly and adhoc tasks as required
* Business partnering with the broader business, including directly working with HR, Legal, Shared Services, key contact for Internal audits and internal control
What we ask
* Part qualified/Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA) with minimum 5 years accounting experience
* Experience in audit & stats preparation
* Advanced Excel skills
* Experience using different IT systems
You will need
Communicate Effectively
Planning & Organisation
Attention to detail
Further Information
Salary - 60k approx
Location - Stockley park
No agencies please
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