Qualified Accountant UKI F&A

Job Description

Job Title: UK and Ireland Finance and Accounting - US GAAP Specialist

Level: 9 – Specialist

Location: Dublin

Job Summary:

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading a team and for the technical lead role in the UKI finance team.
• Manage the preparation of the month end accounts and reporting including Monthly Close, Quarterly Reviews, BS Reconciliations and ad-hoc reporting.
• Preparation and review of various types of journal entries on a monthly basis to ensure US GAAP compliant and working with local Client Financial Management among other teams to understand business events.
• Review of monthly analytical review on P&L and Balance Sheet including variance analysis explanation.
• Involved in the preparation of the monthly reporting for the UK and Ireland Finance Director on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for co-ordination of balance sheet reporting deliverables including review meetings with the finance Country Controller.
• Ensure that all reports issued are accurate and timely and supported by appropriate explanatory business commentary.
• Manage the relationship with Country Financial Controller and manage the team to ensure the delivery of agreed service in accordance with SLA.
• Review of monthly internal controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley
• Quarter End reporting to Global Controllership
• Preparation of supporting schedules and working papers for the UK and Ireland Statutory Audit.
• Provide accounting support to the Manager including responses to ad hoc requests
• Involvement in setting up and improving on accounting processes with a view to making them more efficient
• Develop in-depth knowledge of tools and applications in support of General Ledger processing.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of Accenture's business.
• Meet key reporting deadlines on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Maximise team performance through target management and motivation.
• Be perceptive to team morale and address any staff issues as they occur.
• Ability to multi task and provide cross team support as required
• Other ad hoc duties as required

Skills:

• Accounting background with strong analytical skills
• Positive attitude and flexibility
• Customer focused
• Sense of responsibility, initiative and high quality work standard
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Team worker with ability to coach and motivate team
• Fluency in English

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience:

• Professional accountancy qualification, e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Large Company statutory accounts preparation experience
• Supervisory experience
• Exposure to UK & US GAAP and previous experience with SAP an advantage
• Proficient on Excel

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