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Senior Finance Accountant

Apply locations Gatwick, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 106376

Role and Responsibilities

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITY:

Preparation and ownership of financial reporting and financial information including financial forecasts for respective business entities and supporting the preparation of the Financial statements to ensure statutory compliance. Working closely with business and Finance leadership to ensure accuracy and compliance. Responsible for completing full month end cycle and fulfilling external and internal reporting requirements on a timely basis. Contribute to the overall financial story regarding actual performance and coordinate with the forecasting team on necessary adjustments to forward looking projections. Implement best practices, streamline processes, and enable efficient workflow to ensure timely reporting.

MAIN TASKS :

• Complete the overall Month End process to ensure deadlines are met. This will include recurring journals and other required by the business.
• Own financial statements, monthly reporting and any related variance analysis (TC MOR)
• Partner with the Finance leadership to ensure financial reports comply with IFRS
• Review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information including management of the overall financial close process
• Completion of the different corporate reporting deliverables. Month End Packs (MEP), HFM, CIT, IC
• Lead the financial forecasting process for respective entities
• Administration of bank accounts and completion of the balance sheet reconciliations for each individual entity in the region
• Ensure timely completion of VAT returns, WHT, payroll taxes and any other local TAX requirements and associated reconciliations
• Overall administration of the expense claim process
• Track labor, payroll, and intercompany chargebacks to ensure alignment with contracts
• Initiate and reconcile intercompany chargebacks to ensure accuracy and timely payment
• Execute internal and external audit activities to meet deadlines
• Support the statutory filing requirements of respective entities
• Maintain industry and company knowledge to enhance variance explanations and financial reporting
• Ensure all stakeholders receive timely, accurate updates at least monthly to assess performance and proactively steer decisions
• Drive process improvement and proactively identify cost reduction opportunities
• Assist in projects including but not limited to
  • Financial statement and reporting governance
  • Various analysis and reporting
  • Streamlining compliance requirements
• Contribute to business process troubleshooting and enhancement initiatives (HFM, Oracle, Hyperion) where appropriate
• Ad-hoc deliverables as agreed with Finance Manager

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in accounting or finance required
• CPA license or other professional accounting designation preferred
• 5-8 years of experience in accounting, finance or related field required
• Proactive leadership approach and service oriented
• In depth knowledge of accounting principles, public company financial reporting & practices
• Excellent analytical, conceptual thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Essential knowledge and experience in Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Enterprise preferred
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Applications required (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access)
• Knowledge and experience in Oracle preferred
• Full understanding of financial accounting to trial balance
• Knowledge of VAT
• Able to work successfully with multiple foreign currencies
• Investigation of nominal account ledgers and support in the resolution of queries

CAPABILITIES & COMPETENCIES:

• Effectively manage stress and work well under pressure
• Meet deadlines within prescribed timeframes while delivering a high standard of work
• Ability to learn financial requirements of existing/new/different countries
• Deal decisively with both routine and non-routine matters unsupervised
• Able to thrive in a team environment and contribute to team objectives
• Knowledge and skill to break down complex concepts into easy to understand action items
• Excellent presentation skills
• Expert in creating and overseeing financial reports and models
• Proven ability to analyze business financial performance and implement appropriate measures to maximize financial performance
• Able to work flexible hours (may include weekends and/or public holidays)
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written

Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.

As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we’re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.

At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.

About Us

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We’re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

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