Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA

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My client is looking for an Accounting Contractor, someone who prepare/execute the accounting plan for a legal entity consolidation involving three UK entities and thereafter other EMEA entities.

Location - London St Pauls

Duration - 6 Months

Rate - £200 - £300pd

Key Targets and Objectives of the role:

* Clean up of GL balances in respect of two UK entities prior to consolidation with third UK entity

* Ensuring supporting balance sheet reconciliations prepared & reviewed for balances prior to migration

* Preparing merger trial balance showing various accounting/ tax steps relating to consolidations

* Testing and GL transfers in SAP

* TB migration in SAP of up to 10 TBs into one TB in respect of fCTL branches

* Syncing up with other Finance stakeholders such as Tax, Treasury, Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable on all aspects of the consolidation

* Assisting the team with any other day-to-day accounting tasks such as reviewing journal entries for management reporting under US GAAP and balance sheet reconciliations and other ad hoc tasks

Background:

* Strong knowledge of core accounting principles, UK & US GAAP and IFRS

* Good planning/ time & project management skills

Essential Education

* ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified

Essential Experience

* Accounting and tax entries in respect of legal entity consolidations under UK and US GAAP

* Clean up of general ledger balances in entities prior to consolidation

* Presenting complex transactions in a clear and simple fashion

Essential system/technical knowledge *

Experience of ERPs such as SAP or Oracle

* Experience in Microsoft Office products particularly Excel & PowerPoint

Any additional requirements * Candidate should be accurate, flexible, a good team player, self-motivated and pay attention to details. "Hands-on" approach to getting things done. Sense of organization, planning and prioritization are compulsory

* Experience in Telecoms/ Tech industry would be beneficial

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