Accounting GL Accountant and Process Specialist

Title: GL Accountant and Process Specialist

Salary: Up to £56,000 per annum

Location: London

Job status: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Start date: ASAP

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date GL records supported by solid and auditable back up documentation.
• Ensure completion and correctness of balance sheet key reconciliations: AR, AP, Stock and Fixed Assets subledger.
• Handling large amount of accounting data to produce management information and company’s internal (and external) financial reports.
• Recommend and deploy best practices in credit control: credit evaluation and application processing, credit limit setting, credit monitoring and Control, cash collections procedures, etc.
• Collaborate with Logistics team for completeness of revenue and margins, timely recognition of sales and purchases, and full reconciliation with underlying subledger information.
• Reviewing, analysing, and setting standard costs of company’s inventories.
• Opex control (i.e:
  Liaise effectively with all departments members to receive all the expenditure documents at due time to perform the closing periods in a timely manner)
• Elaborate monthly Intercompany reconciliations and resolve potential discrepancies as part of month end process.
• Provide full insights on main Balance Sheet & Profit & Loss variations as part of month end closing.
• Setting control and procedures to create, change or eliminate master data (i.e: ensuring in the accounting integration of new products into the internal accounting structure and systems)
• Assist in preparation of budget and performance forecast.
• Participate in finance meetings.
• Respond to accounting queries and issues arising
• Ensure full compliance with company accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Interact with auditors and assist with the preparation and documentation to support both internal and external audits.
• Recommending changes to the company’s processes and policies to increase efficiency by reducing lead time, costs and optimize profits.
• Leading and/or participating in projects related to data enhancement, business intelligence, digitalization of admin and financial processes, etc.
• Accountable for insurance management:
  Policy administration, claim management, premium collection and accounting, etc.

• Qualified/part qualified (i.e: ACCA / CIMA)
• Relevant working experience of accounting & finance
• Fluent in English is a must while Spanish is highly desirable.
• Able to work independently without supervision.
• As part of small team, it is highly desirable a flexible attitude with a willingness to take on a varied and evolving role.
• Ability to multi-task and work well in a small, multicultural team.
• Process and IT oriented accountant with former experience on digitalization of internal processes.
• Proven experience with Business Intelligence solutions
• Being familiar with automated Order-to-Pay solutions and processes is highly desirable.
• Work closely and effectively with the rest of the team to ensure staff balance of workload.
• Proven experience with SAP ERP (FICO Module)
• Advanced user with Excel and Power Point
• Familiarization with Business Intelligence solutions (Sap Analytics on Cloud)
• Financial Management and Reporting ( Iga Client / DIVA)
• Have right to work in the country they will work (either UK or Spain)

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