Corporate Accountant

Kenny Recruitment Ltd ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £250 per day

Overview

Kenny Recruitment are working on behalf of a global asset management business with whom we have a long standing and successful relationship with. They are a market leader across an array of different markets with over $500 billion in assets under management and have a presence in more than 30 countries across 5 continents. They are looking for a professional and committed Corporate Accountant on a 6 month contract who will report directly into the Finance Director. You will work within the existing European Finance team, taking ownership for several entities and becoming extensively and integrally involved in financial reporting on the European assets. This role will suit an individual who is newly qualified or at finalist level and someone who enjoys the accounting aspect of finance, you need to love your numbers This role will be more heavily involved in the management accounting rather than any financial accounting. Pay - £45,000 - £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience) 10% bonus and excellent benefits. Location - Central London Working hours - 8.30am - 5.30pm Responsibilities: Oversee several corporate entities - responsibility is an all-encompassing, total ownership basis Multiple balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis Reporting for assigned entities - monthly closing of accounting books, forecasting, business planning, liquidity, stat accounts and tax compliance e.g. VAT return preparation and submission and other supplementary stat reporting Involvement in group reporting and management reporting with monthly/quarterly submissions Interaction with the offshore service providers where entities are within Corporate outside of the UK Commercial finance support to the shared service department heads and managing their input to Finance Establish strong working relationships with the London based executive team and Corporate Executives including tax, treasury and legal teams and other company businesses Interface with company colleagues worldwide Dealings with external audit Minimum requirements: ACA, CIMA or ACCA (qualified or finalist) Solid degree 2.1 or 1st Strong Excel skills Next Steps… We've been candidates too so we know how frustrating it is if you don’t hear back from a job application. We’d love to respond to everyone, however given the high volume of responses we receive from the combination of job boards, social media and other sources and despite our best efforts, we simply can’t get back to every application - We know that’s not what you want to hear but we hope you’ll understand? Short-listed candidates will obviously be contacted for this specific role and if you haven’t heard from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We will keep your CV on file to contact you with regards to future roles and any other advice to help you, however if you do not wish to remain on our database, please let us know and we will obviously remove you. Alternatively, feel free to contact us for a chat.