Financial Accountant

Summary: The Financial Accountant role is a 6-month contract position with a multi-national advertising company based in Central London, requiring expertise in maintaining and reconciling general ledger accounts, managing balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting month-end close processes. The position also involves preparing bank reconciliations, performing intercompany reconciliations, and collaborating with auditors. Candidates should have a background in accounting or finance, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts including prepayments, accruals, and fixed assets registers.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations, analyse open items, and monitor data from automatic interface processes in subledgers.
• Prepare and manage bank reconciliations across multiple accounts and currencies.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries and accruals reversal management.
• Prepare and review variance and analysis on a PL and BS level.
• Perform intercompany reconciliations and support intercompany netting processes.
• Support in VAT return reports for EU entities and liaise with external accountants.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors and provide requested information.
• Upload financial data including TB, AP, AR, and revenue information into the consolidated reporting platform.

Key Skills:

• Student of Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent.
• Previous experience of at least 3-4 years in a similar accountant position.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel-Google spreadsheets.
• Preferable but not important experience with Netsuite and Quickbooks software.
• Strong communication skills.
• Great analytical skills.
• Proactive and with initiative.

Salary (Rate): £50,000.00 yearly

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other