Senior Financial Accountant

Job Description:

Our client, a global financial investment firm, are seeking an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join their team in Birmingham on an initial 12-month contract.

• ACA Qualified or equivalent with vast industry experience.


• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex financial data in a clear and relevant way.


• Previous experience in a fast growing, international business.


• Resilient, and able to cope with high levels of change.


• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to influence and challenge others.


• Develop and improve group reporting using ERP system and ensure that the impact of new systems, processes or initiatives are appropriately considered and incorporated into existing reporting and controls environment.


• Experience in optimising finance processes to improve efficiency and controls.


• Accountable for the financial integrity of the general and sub-ledgers, ensuring that all balance sheet controls are in place, reconciliations are performed to agreed deadlines, signed off and any opportunities or risks are highlighted.


• Support the Group Accountant with the preparation of the group consolidation in the NetSuite.


• Input a range of projects and continuous improvement activities, ensuring that all projects that impact the Finance team are successfully delivered and embedded in the organisation.


• Experience working with an enterprise accounting software, NetSuite preferred.


• Take ownership for maintaining strong financial controls within business processes, including when business changes are implemented.

• Monitoring and ensuring all tasks to be completed in a timely manner and people are accountable for the work performed to high standards.


• Provide operational support to the finance team and wider business.


• Act as a key member of the Finance team, lead, motivate and inspire the junior team to reach the next level of performance.


• Collaborate with the FP&A team on non-business as usual project work.


• Support the Group Accountant with statutory reporting and group audit.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 16056

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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