At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage financial accounting activities and ensure compliance across UK and Ireland.
- Company: Join a global organisation with a dynamic finance team in Banbury.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, generous holiday, and private healthcare.
- Other info: Opportunity for genuine career development in an evolving environment.
- Why this job: Gain international experience while taking ownership of key accounting activities.
- Qualifications: Strong financial accounting background and experience with statutory reporting.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Are you an experienced Financial Accountant who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and working across an international finance environment? We're recruiting for an experienced Financial Accountant to join the Northern Europe finance function of a global organisation. Based in Banbury, the role will have a primary focus on the UK and Ireland, whilst also working across the wider Nordic region. This is a broad technical accounting role with responsibility for financial accuracy, quality and compliance.
You'll work closely with the organisation's Shared Service Centre, reviewing activity completed centrally, identifying issues and ensuring accounting standards and controls are maintained. It's also an environment that is continuing to evolve. Processes are being developed and improved, so this role will suit someone who is comfortable working with some ambiguity, can identify where improvements are needed and is confident creating structure rather than relying on everything already being in place.
The Role
- Managing General Ledger accounting and completing high-level reconciliations
- Supporting month-end and year-end close
- Preparing accruals, cost centre repostings and intercompany/regional recharges
- Preparing statutory annual financial reports
- Managing VAT and corporate tax requirements
- Coordinating internal and external audits
- Overseeing payroll and benefits accounting, including reconciliations and journals
- Managing treasury and cash-related accounting activities
- Reviewing accounting activity completed by the Shared Service Centre and ensuring accuracy and quality
- Acting as an escalation point for more complex accounting queries
- Supporting internal controls, accounting policies and compliance requirements
- Working closely with the Regional Accounting Service Manager and wider finance stakeholders across the UK, Ireland and Northern Europe
About You
We're looking for someone with a strong grounding in financial accounting who is comfortable taking ownership and working independently. You'll ideally have:
- Strong finance / General Ledger accounting experience
- Experience working with a Shared Service Centre or centralised finance function
- Strong month-end and year-end experience
- Experience of statutory reporting and year-end accounts
- Good knowledge of VAT and tax compliance
- Experience working with internal and/or external auditors
- Strong reconciliation and financial controls experience
- The ability to identify problems, challenge existing processes and implement improvements
- Confidence working within an evolving environment where processes may not always be fully defined
- Strong attention to quality, accuracy and compliance
- Experience using an ERP system; SAP would be advantageous
- Strong Excel and analytical skills
You may be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified or part-qualified, or qualified by experience (QBE). The depth of your practical technical accounting experience is particularly important.
Why Consider This Role?
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of accounting but also wants broader exposure within an international business. You'll have ownership of key UK accounting activities whilst working across a wider regional finance structure, giving you the opportunity to build international experience and develop your career within a global organisation.
What's in it for You?
- Salary of circa £45,500
- Annual bonus, based on company / personal performance targets
- Profit share scheme
- Hybrid working
- 34 days holiday (including bank hols) a birthday day off with options to purchase additional holiday
- Enhanced pension
- Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
- Life assurance
- Employee discounts
- Genuine career development within an international organisation
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Contact Details:
Cameo Consultancy (Recruitment) Limited Recruitment Team
