Our client is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their team.

Duties

To support Finance and Accounting activities of an acquired company.

• Accounting Activities
• Integration activities
• Valuation and transfer of accounting balances
• Aligning all treatment of financial assets with group policies
• Aligning/Mapping acquired company ledger for consolidated group reporting
• Post completion accounts support
• Asset valuation/impairment/write downs
• Debtor strategy - write off/clear/transfer
• They must also be able to work with external consultants (auditors, tax advisors & PPA consultants)
• Agree all treatments with either: Group Financial Controller, CFO or HoFPA.
• Various other duties, including project-based work
• Assistance with Tax work.

Skills and requirements

Essential

• A professional accounting qualification and membership of a recognised professional accounting body or working towards an accounting qualification with significant hands-on accounting or audit experience.
• High level of systems, IT and Excel skills.
• Strong project/time management skills / Self-motivated and well organised /Able to work as part of a team.
• Ability to analyse situations effectively and proactively provide solutions.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and present financial information to non-financial persons and consider business implications.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable

• Experience working in telecoms or technology sector.
• Exposure to accounting packages and systems.
• Acquisition Accounting / M&A experience.

For more information, please contact Stu on 707816 or email your CV to jobs@excel-recruitment.com