Lead Accountant


Details:
  • Salary: £385 - 406 - Day
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Job Status: Full-Time
  • Salary Per: Day
  • Location: London
  • Date: 1 day ago
Description:

We are partnering with a global, market-leading financial and business management software company in their search for a Senior Accountant. This is a 6 months temporary role based in Central London, offering a hybrid working model (3 days per week in the office) and a day rate of up to £405 per day via umbrella for the right candidate.

The Role:

Sitting within the core Finance team, you will take full oversight of month-end close activities and statutory reporting for specific legal entities. You will play a critical, hands-on role in driving the month-end close, managing audit requirements ahead of the mid-September audit kickoff, and supporting the team through quarter-close ending in October.

Key Responsibilities:

Month-End Close: Manage end-to-end month-end close activities, including calculating and posting complex journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, and completing P&L trend analysis.
Audit & Compliance: Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors during the annual statutory audit, managing queries and preparing US GAAP to Local GAAP statutory bridges.
Reporting & Presentation: Prepare monthly variance analysis and present quarterly balance sheet fluctuation commentary to senior stakeholders, including the CAO.
Shared Services Partnership: Work in close partnership with International Shared Services, FP&A, Corporate Tax, and Governance teams to maintain financial integrity.
Statutory & Tax Oversight: Support transfer pricing processes, statutory financial statement preparation, and local tax return filings (Corporate Tax and Indirect Tax/VAT).This role could be right for you if you have:

Qualifications: Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) with roughly 2+ years PQE in an in-house environment (Top 10 / Big 4 background preferred).
Technical Accounting: Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS / Local GAAP, with proven hands-on experience in complex month-end close procedures.
Systems Expertise: Proficiency in Oracle Financials and experience using BlackLine for reconciliations and journal entries.
Stakeholder Engagement: Outgoing, proactive personality with excellent presentation skills and the confidence to integrate with the business, ask key questions, and present numbers to senior executives.Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003

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