Job Title:  Senior Specialist Accounting - Revenue Accountant

Job Code: IMS20221912-94858

Job Location:  UK – Crawley – West Sussex

Please note: All candidates who wish to apply for this vacancy must have the right to work in the UK in order to be considered.  

Benefits:

• Auto Enrolment pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Group Income Protection, Private Health Care and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts with cinemas, travel, major retailers, family days out and much more
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free parking
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Subsidised staff restaurant  

About the role:  

To ensure that the financial accounting ledgers are maintained to a high standard, enabling high quality financial reporting.  To assist the UK Controller and Financial Reporting Manager in establishing a strong financial control environment suitable to support the growth strategy of the business.  Ownership of revenue accounting and implementation of new revenue recognition process and controls.  The Revenue Accountant will be a key position in the Financial Control team.  Reporting directly to the Group Reporting Manager, the role will work closely with other members of the Financial Control Team, the Finance Operations Manager, Finance Business Partners and the transactional accounting team members (AP/AR).

 Day to day responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Month-end close of general ledgers
• Ownership of revenue including actuals vs forecast
• Actively playing a supporting role in the ongoing revenue recognition project and control environment
• Review of P&L and balance sheet to ensure all correct postings included
• Upload of monthly results to HFM
• Completion of monthly SAP to HFM reconciliation
• Completion of SOX controls as required by internal audit
• Corporate reporting requests including quarterly balance sheet and P&L fluxes
• Management of accruals, prepayments and other balance sheet accounts
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Posting of month end journals
• Management of intercompany cross charges
• Management of lease postings through Co-Star software
• Assistance with HMRC matters – R&D tax credit, VAT, PAYE
• Assistance with completion of annual statutory accounts and audit
• Assistance with internal audits
• Assistance with statutory and corporate tax submissions.
• Completion of all National Statistics returns
• Provision of holiday cover
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications:

• Exposure to UK GAAP and US GAAP
• Experience within a revenue accounting/recognition role previously
• Extensive systems experience including SAP and Hyperion HFM
• Experience of working in a multicurrency environment
• Proficient excel user
• Experience of US working environment with tight reporting deadlines
• Strong communication skills at all levels
• Self-starter
• Team player
• Good attention to detail

ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified