Financial Accountant General Ledger

Outline

A fully Qualified Accountant is required to perform multiple accounting duties to ensure monthly reporting requirements are fulfilled within stipulated guidelines.

The job holder must have a thorough grounding in bookkeeping, double entry and Financial Accounting principles

Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Assist with the group reporting system, ensure P&L and Balance Sheet are accurate and delivered to Group within required deadlines.

• Balance Sheet reconciliations are performed for general ledger accounts, manage the SAP TB and in line with financial accounting standards.

• Key month end responsibilities including journal postings, Recoveries, Suspense Account clearing, reporting, Excell management. Support business managers,

• Ensure month end deadlines are achieved reporting to top management. Ensure compliance with all internal controls

• Assist with any audit requirements and Statutory Accounts preparation where required

• Provide support to projects and other business areas to ensure deadlines are met, processes are streamlined. Accounting standards and internal controls are complied with.

• Provide key support to team members for all aspects of the month end, financial accounting, and reporting.

• Timely and accurate posting of key financial accounting information

• Contribute to process improvement where needed

• Ensure General Ledger Internal control guidelines are met in all general ledger transactions

• Perform nominated general ledger reconciliations, adjustments and monitor and clear reconciling items

• Ensure timely reversal of month end journals

Education/Skills/Experience

• Educated/Qualified to ACCA/CIMA/Accounting Qualification.

• Microsoft Office - Particularly Excel & Word Essential.

• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines whilst maintaining high quality of output.

• Must be able to maintain relationships during stressful periods

• Microsoft Office - Particularly Excel & Word Essential.

• Experience in the Financial Accounting function in a large organisation is important.

• The job holder must have a thorough grounding in bookkeeping, double entry and Financial Accounting principles.

Desirable

SAP experience is desirable

Guidant Global (Airbus) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.