Senior Finance Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Assistant in Bracknell to join our leading global software-industrial company. This is a full time temporary role initially for 3 months paying £25 - £30 (Ltd) per hour, depending on experience. Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 to start on 26th November

This vacancy is for a financial Controller role supporting statutory audit and US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) accounting work for Corp and PMT business in UK and Ireland region.

Responsibilities:

Accounting & Controls
IFRS Statutory/Tax:
* Own & Plan the Statutory Accounting Process for all PMT & CORP Entities. Ensure timely and accurate filing of all statutory financial statements.
* Provide additional information, approve & submit various regulatory reports.
* Provide additional information, approve & submit Corporate Income Tax returns.
* Provide additional information, approve monthly consolidated tax packs.
* Provide additional information; approve VAT Reports, WHT submissions.
* Co-ordinate and support, Tax Audits for all PMT & CORP legal entities within the country.

US-GAAP:
* Participate in monthly pre-close / close lock meetings with Global Finance Centre (GFC) & Romanian Finance Centre (RFC) and ensure timely & qualitative close and reporting of books
* Provide/Review monthly supplemental schedules and statistical data.
* Review/approve trial balances / balance sheet accounts. Conduct flux analyses.
* Review/approve complex, judgmental journals; define calculation method for recurring, non-judgmental journals.
* Review country/region specific contracts and provide US GAAP compliant revenue recognition accounting treatment.
* Liaise with Country Finance Leader, Statutory Business Group controllers & commercial finance to ensure overall revenue recognition compliance.
* Review/approve complex, high risk balance sheet account reconciliations.
* Conduct material, annual Balance Sheet reviews.
* Safeguard company assets in the region - review and approve fixed assets/inventory counts.
* Conduct impairments reviews and assessments.
* Provide compliant accounting treatments for government grants, transfer pricing and other technical accounting advice.
* Sign the Rep Letter for all PMT & CORP Legal Entities.
* Drive and coordinate internal/external audit for all PMT & CORP Legal Entities
* Drive remediation of audit observations & ensure strong internal controls environment.
* Leverage and Maximize GFC & RFC Support on all key - deliverables. Review the day to day performance of matrixed & Remote teams in GFC/RFC.
* Owns and maintain the SOP (standard operating procedures) for the Country activities.
* Drive and support Corporate Audits in the Country and support resolution of Internal Controls CAPs