Financial/Revenue Accountant

Halliday Marx ,
London, Greater London
Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £300 per day

Overview

Financial/Revenue Accountant 12 months £300-£325 per day Central London My client is an multi-national management consultancy based in based in Central London are looking for a Financial/Revenue Accountant to cover maternity for 12 months. Duties include: Working with all lines of business to apply the established revenue treatments providing the day to day determination that sales bookings meet US GAAP requirements for revenue recognition. Review engagements for the application of accurate revenue recognition principles and escalate when necessary Executes the processes that the evaluate accrued and deferred revenues, especially as part of period end close Evaluates and escalates revenue issues as identified through accounting staff, Order to Cash, FP&A or field interaction Lead monthly meetings with sales, consulting and/or project management to review engagements to ensure accurate revenue recognition Approve credit memos after reviewing for impact to revenue and bad debt considerations Review change requests for engagements to ensure the impact to revenue remains correct Review various reports to verify accuracy of revenue for all revenue streams, which include consulting, licenses/subscriptions and web-based products Partner with and provide consultation to sales, project management and the order to cash teams on revenue considerations in regard to client contracts/agreements, engagements, invoicing and credit memos Working with external and internal auditors during EMEA audits Other ad hoc tasks Requirements: Qualified accountant either straight from practice or from commerce Professional and confident manner Good communicator who is comfortable with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation Ability to demonstrate a solid understanding of revenue accounting standards and to make well-reasoned and timely decisions Excellent attention to detail, committed, bright, numerate and enthusiastic Team player with a good work ethic who thrives in a multi-tasking, deadline driven environment Experience with SAP/Business Objects (or other large enterprise wide accounting system), US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley would be helpful, but not essential