We are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant in Birmingham, UK on a contract basis.

Responsibilities:

Lead the accounting for certain companies including monthly and quarterly ledger entries and interactions with Controlling, Treasury, UFS and CoCC.
Lead on certain areas of the financial statements
Act as subject matter lead on certain processes and topics
Represent the ABP in appropriate forums.
Drive continuous improvement in own areas.
Be responsible for the accounting for certain client operational sites and businesses.
Prepare balance sheet and account reconciliations for certain companies and certain balance sheet items
Develop strong working relationships to ensure that there is knowledge of the business and its expected developments with a view to converting this into the consequent impact on financial statements and to validate the accuracy of the statements.
Preparation of any supplemental information required on a monthly and quarterly basis for the Centre of Competence for Consolidation.
Ensure that information provided by the businesses is validated and challenged prior to being processed by UFS.
Prepare statutory accounts for businesses where responsibility lies.
Ensure that the group reporting packages are technically correct and in accordance with the client accounting manual and International Financial Reporting Standards.
Ensure that the accounting ledgers are compliant with UK tax requirements (Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE etc).
Liaise with external audit to fully support audits.

Qualifications/skills required:

Essential:

A degree or equivalent level qualification.
Strong IT skills and IT literate, with Excel being a prerequisite.
Excellent numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
Flexibility to work to tight timescales.
A relevant professional accounting qualification (fully/partly qualified)

If this position is of interest to you, apply now!

Senior Financial Accountant