Financial Reporting Manager (Fixed Term contract 12 months) in Leicester

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Our Accounting team is currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity perfect for a qualified accounting professional to play a vital role in supporting the Head of European Accounting. Based in our Syston, Leicester office (LE7 1PL) operating on a hybrid-basis, you will be responsible for accounting, reporting and review of the UK and Ireland business units.

• Act as reporting accountant to prepare regulatory financial and statutory reporting for the UK and Ireland businesses;
• Manage the closure of the annual accounts process for the UK and Ireland businesses, leading on the production of the financial statements;
• Liaise effectively with external and internal auditors regarding the year-end schedule and audit process for the UK and Ireland businesses;
• Responsible for ensuring the business is adhering to accounting standards (IFRS and US GAAP) and providing technical advice on accounting treatments;
• Responsible for the co-ordination of month end closing process for European entities.

Minimum 3+ years finance or accounting experience. Audit experience essential. Qualified ACA/ACCA. Demonstrate a detailed technical understanding of both international and local financial reporting standards (IFRS, US GAAP) and show the ability to interpret and apply these standards to both local circumstances. Highly organised. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate well with all levels of staff, including executive & senior management, and to be a team player as part of wider virtual team. Requirement to work flexibly when required. Ability to work on own initiative and to manage own workload against tight deadlines.

Global Payments is a Fortune 500 worldwide payment technology and software company, providing the world's leading complete commerce ecosystem to businesses of every size. Our unique, connected infrastructure serves every dimension of commerce, carrying billions of transactions every year-safely and seamlessly. In the UK & I we employ over 500 people across 5 sites and work with over 60k customers including blue chip companies such as The Post Office, Five Guys & Trainline.