Group Accountant Job Description
Group Accountant Duties & Responsibilities
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Group Accountant Job Description
- Prepare detailed balance sheet analyses and income statement variance and fluctuation analyses in connection with closing packages
- Prepare statement of cash flows and supporting workpapers
- Analyze and review complex transactions and prepare related journal entries,including but not limited to acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, build to suit transactions
- Analyze General & Administrative expense accounts and prepare or review accrual journal entries as appropriate
- Assist financial reporting team in reviewing 10K/10Q disclosures and preparing supporting workpapers
- Preparation of relevant technical papers to the Board
- A broad range of ad hoc projects
- Responsible for iXbr1 "tagging" of Financial Statements
- Liaise with auditors on all routine audit matters
- Completing all management accounts for all the subsidiaries
- Preparation of monthly and year end financial statements for sub-group consolidated accounts
- Assist in group quarterly, year end consolidation, group forecasts and budgets
- Assist in preparation and review of group quarterly SGX announcement
- Part of team responsible for establishing, reviewing and updating of group accounting policies and procedures in line with changes in business requirements and relevant financial reporting standards
- Ad hoc project work as require
- Must have consolidation experience
Group Accountant Job Description
- Consolidate statutory accounts for year end
- Business partner with EMEA head of finance to ensure smooth running of the subsidiaries
- Evaluate compliance with contract accounting GAAP
- Develop effective working relationships with Divisional and/or Group Management
- Monitor and analyze the quarterly financial results at reporting locations within assigned business operating groups
- Complete ad hoc special projects as required
- Management and development of finance systems and operational tasks required by team
- Review of key monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Review of VAT & CSO returns
- Review of statutory accounts for all Irish group companies
- Exposure to COGNOS is a preferred advantage
- The ideal candidate is either going to come from a similar role in a large ASX listed organisation or will be looking to take a step out of a leading accounting practice
- Degree in Accounting or Finance / ACCA
- Leadership in all technical finance matters through building company wide 'centre of excellence finance function capability
- Experienced in a range of finance disciplines including corporate finance, regulatory reporting, taxation, and treasury
- Experience is multi currencies
Group Accountant Job Description
- Monitor and assess nexus as the company evolves
- Work through, review, and make recommendations on tax issues related to sales contracts
- Work with legal to ensure registered in states and provinces
- Ensure foreign subsidiaries comply with all US and Canadian tax requirements
- Help identifying, analyzing and recommending solutions for issues that arise
- Understand all aspects of the subsidiary
- Participate in the preparation of the annual report, quarterly shareholder and supervisory board information
- Participate in small projects
- Assisting with internal reporting to the Board to external stakeholders such as lending banks and shareholders
- You will be responsible for the year end statutory accounts for the Group
- Assisting with the preparation of the year-end and interim accounts with the quarterly results announcements
- Previous Audit (Financial and Operational) and GAAP experience
- CPA or on track to obtain CPA within one year of hire
- Fully qualified accountant with excellent management experience of accounting teams
- Hotel accounting experience a distinct advantage but not essential
- Recently qualified accountant with good financial reporting experience ideally in a MNC
Group Accountant Job Description
- Prepare finance reports, budget forecast and other comparative analysis
- Preparation of consolidation reports
- Supervise the assurance staff assigned to the engagement (if designated as In-Charge or Reviewer)
- Timely preparation and issuance of complete and accurate monthly and annual hotel and/or ownership financial statements
- Creation of annual budgets, and monthly variance analyses
- Accounting for construction and other FF&E projects
- Rotational opportunities within the above mentioned disciplines, including internal audit
- Recent college graduate would be considered
- Prepare group reporting schedules and reports for quarterly reporting, forecasting and strategic planning
- Input data into the group reporting tool (Magnitude)
- CPA with five plus years of financial accounting experience
- Experience with QuickBooks, Bill.com and other cloud based accounting software packages and tools preferred
- Qualified ACA accountant (or equivalent) with at least 3 years PQE gained at either a listed group finance function or "Big 4" accountancy firm
- Ability to independently take ownership of responsibilities and deliver timely and accurate information and reports
- Examples of challenging the status quo and implementing process and/or system improvements
- Able to manage working relationships across departments and with various levels of management (Including the board of directors)
Group Accountant Job Description
- Prepare audit related schedules and respond to auditors’ queries
- Conduct monthly general ledger account reconciliations
- Process capital expenditures and reconcile the fixed asset module
- Contribute to the budgeting and forecasting processes and preparation of budget-to-actual variance reports
- Participate in monthly and year-end close processes by recording entries required for analyzing and summarizing information for financial reporting purposes
- Participate in annual external audits by completing requested materials and assist in preparation of assigned schedules for annual audits
- Perform as back-up for general accountant position including processing of accounts payable, accounts receivable and purchase card processing
- Conform with and abide by all regulatory guidance and internal policies and procedures
- Perform various other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the Director of Accounting or the Vice President, Risk Management and Controller
- Position requires face-to-face personal interaction with staff, peers and other personnel
- Qualified membership of recognized professional accounting body, prefer candidates with prior Big 4 experience
- At least four years of experience in accounting and finance related roles
- Knowledge of cash, and
- Prior public accounting experience is preferred
- Prior income tax preparation, including partnerships, corporations and individuals is preferred
- Reviewer level experience is preferred