Group Accountant Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of group accountant. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for input on Chief Financial Officer initiatives and projects relating to regulatory requirements including IFRS, VAT, Tax and Insurance Act.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experienced with group consolidations
• Excellent Excel knowledge and able to prepare and maintain spreadsheets to a high standard
• The Lead Accountant is a pivotal role within the Group Reporting teams providing support and guidance to other team members
• A highly motivated individual who is disciplined, detail-oriented and has a fundamental understanding of internal controls
• Exhibit excellent organizational and planning skills, sets goals, establishes priorities, utilizes available resources and organizes work to meet deadlines, commitments
• Able to accept and follow directions, not be afraid to ask questions, while capable of bringing tasks to completion
• Comfortable with multiple demands and strong prioritization skills
• Qualified/Part qualified (ATT/CTA) tax professional adept at researching and reaching sound judgements on tax technical areas

I would like to submit my application for the group accountant opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical support on individual IFRS accounting or reporting topics (inventories, incentive programs) and independently work on relevant sub-areas for External Financial Reporting and the HUGO BOSS accounting manual.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Drive and enthusiasm to ensure team succeeds in achieving fixed and demanding deadlines
• Commitment and flexibility to work to tight and demanding deadlines
• IFRS & local GAAP
• P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow management
• Experience with multi-company, multi-location environment preferred
• A confident, fast learning, self-motivated and pro-active individual who is looking to develop their career
• Experience with multi-currency consolidations, ideally BPC (SAP)
• Good systems skills having previously used a group finance reporting tool

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the group accountant position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for accurate and timely group PLC IFRS statutory financial reporting, budgets and forecasting.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Good MS Office skills, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Have a good grasp of accounting concepts to better understand impacts to tax treatments in the group
• Have an awareness of the Senior Accounting Officer legislation
• Self-starter, able to drive projects forward unaided
• Highly motivated, good communication skills and a confident decision maker
• Lead by example, excellent team player
• Applies sound professional judgment and independent thought on details of work
• Knowledge of joint venture accounting

In response to your job posting for group accountant, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for iFRS accounting guidance and training to group financial controlling team and finance teams in subsidiaries.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Knowledge of advanced GAAP concepts
• Effective in forming influential relationships with internal customers, stakeholders, and external vendors
• Benefit Plans or Accounting experience preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access and Excel preferred
• Thorough understanding of the concepts of all balance sheet and income statement components and the effect of transactions on these various components
• Full comprehension of accounting in a diversified business
• Strong analytical skills and a working understanding of GAAP
• Experience with a large and complex IFRS consolidation process

I am excited to be applying for the position of group accountant. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for a Centre of Excellence for Financial Accounting and Reporting matters including, but not limited to, the implementation of new reporting standards, impairment testing, share based awards and post-retirement benefits;.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Qualified accountant, ideally ‘big 4’
• Neat, clean, professional at all times throughout the workday
• Energetic, enthusiastic and willingness to take initiative and instruction
• Prepare monthly GEG balance sheet account analyses and reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly GEG balance sheet review for presentation to Senior Management
• Prepare capitalized programming development entries, analysis, and rollforward
• Prepare quarterly programming review schedules for original and acquired programming
• Prepare metrics to identify risks/opportunities in programming assets and liabilities in timely manner