GL Accountant

Job Description:

Job Title: General Ledger Accountant

Location: Ansty Park - Hybrid (4 days on-site)

Duration: 6 Months

Rate: £24.00 per hour

Security Clearance Required

Role Summary:

Our client is seeking a General Ledger Accountant to join their finance team on a 6-month contract. This hybrid role, based at Ansty Park, offers a dynamic opportunity to contribute to the Record-to-Report (R2R) process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee core Record-to-Report (R2R) activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and SOX compliance.
• Review and approve VAT returns, payroll journals, e-payable reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline.
• Manage the monthly close process, including fixed asset reviews, capital expenditure analysis, and intercompany netting.
• Provide guidance to junior and GL specialists, acting as accounting subject-matter expert and R2R manager back-up.
• Partner with global site finance teams to meet SLA commitments and resolve escalated issues efficiently.
• Analyse and report key financial KPIs to management, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive process optimisation initiatives to enhance accuracy, control, and operational efficiency across finance functions.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Part or fully qualified ACCA / CIMA
• Experience in accounting role
• Experience with SAP would be an advantage
• Previous coordinating / managerial experience would be an advantage
• Solid accounting knowledge
• Team player mentality
• Keen attention to detail
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office applications
• SAP knowledge advantageous
• Willing to challenge processes
• Good communication / presentation skills
• Understanding of SOX beneficial

If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join our client, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, our client offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

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Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding