Finance Integration & Controls Accountant

Job title: Finance Integration & Controls Accountant

Location/remote: Slough/Hybrid (1-2 days in the office)

Contract length: 6 months

Pay rate: £180-£400 per day Umbrella

Randstad Enterprise, a global provider of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Managed Services Provider (MSP) solutions, is currently offering a highly desirable opportunity for a Finance Integration & Controls Accountant professional on a 6 month temporary contract

This attractive position is offered by our client, a renowned global enterprise recognized for its widely acclaimed brands and products

They pride themselves in still being a family-owned company which is complemented by a forward-thinking, sustainability-focused ethos that permeates every aspect of their business.

Overview

As the Finance Integration & Controls Accountant, you will be supporting statutory reporting and managing the audit ensuring that director’s fiduciary duties to prepare audited financial statements are met. You will also be working closely with the UK&I Internal Controls Manager to manage the group’s Senior Accounting Officer Compliance and Controls process, in respect of newly acquired entities.

Responsibilities:

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  Preparation of Financial Statements for the UK Legal entities reporting under UK GAAP from business units US GAAP management accounts and financial records, including multi currency consolidation of UK Group’s UK and overseas subsidiaries. 

  
  


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  Coordinate financial data required with the corporate reporting process, PwC, company service centres, Financial Controllers and business units to ensure that accurate data required to produce the financial statements is available on time and appropriately reported in the financial statements.

  
  


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  Managing Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) compliance and reporting in respect of newly acquired entities; This will include ensuring that controls documentation is appropriate, accurate and complete, and evaluation of our control processes and providing recommendations on improvements.  

  
  


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  Working with business units and the company's Global Financial Services to implement recommendations.  

  
  


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  Reporting to the Senior Accounting Officer on compliance with the SAO legislation. 

  
  

Key Skills and Experience

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  ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified 

  
  


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  Previous industry experience is essential

  
  


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  Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral,

  
  


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  Ability to prioritise and manage large volumes of work and meet deadlines. 

  
  


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  Recent experience in implementing controls testing and documentation (e.g. internal audit or financial audit).

  
  


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  Good working knowledge of working with accounting systems (ideally SAP).

  
  


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  Working knowledge of UK tax compliance obligations for corporation tax, VAT and employment taxes. 

  
  


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  Knowledge could have been gained through testing as part of a broader audit role

  
  

 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. While the hiring process may not be expedited, we urge all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure their consideration.