Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant - 12-month FTC | US GAPP & SOX experience essential

Altum Consulting are partnering with a large media business to recruit an experienced Financial Accountant for an initial 12-month fixed term contract. This role will suit a technically strong Big 4 trained qualified accountant to support across financial reporting, audit readiness, and technical accounting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

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• Ownership of head office accounting including actuals, budget and forecast for a cost base of circa £20m
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• Preparation and provision of financial information for tax and audit requirements
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• Acting as a key liaison with AR/AP teams to manage invoices, oversee intercompany recharges, and coordinate netting arrangements
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• Review and aggregation of month-end reporting packages from European markets
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• Review of market balance sheets to ensure correct accounting treatment
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• Supporting divisional balance sheet submissions to US head office
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• Ownership of divisional SOX reporting requirements
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• Providing feedback and support to local market finance teams
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• Managing transfer pricing charge-outs
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• Supporting a range of ad hoc finance projects as required
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Candidate Profile

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• ACA qualified (or equivalent), trained within a Big 4 firm
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• Strong technical accounting knowledge
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• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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• Strong Excel skills with high attention to detail
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• Working knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
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This role is available for an immediate start, with interviews taking place ASAP. To express interest, please contact Anya Keinzley using the details attached.