O pozici
As a General Ledger (GL) Accountant, you will be supporting accurate and timely bookkeeping activities for the company. This will include posting and processing journal entries, maintaining accounts and supporting preparation of financial statements and annual audit for period end closes.
About Group Finance
In joining RWS’s Finance team you will be a critical part of supporting a listed world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. RWS has growing revenues of over £750m through a combination of value accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Group finance, led by our Group CFO; Stephen Lamb, includes diverse teams across the globe operating in functions including business partnering, operational finance, specialist, and group functions. We cover a footprint of over 100 legal entities in 43 different countries worldwide.
It’s a very exciting time to join RWS Finance for an individual who enjoys change and making an impact! As part of the overall RWS business strategy we are making a significant investment in upgrading our financial systems and processes to deliver enhanced reporting and control, more efficient processing enabling great value through enhanced business partnering and decision support.
Co budeš dělat
- Perform GL accounting activities, including complex tasks
- Process transactions, reconcile account balances, calculate accruals and adjustments
- Ensure an accurate and timely period-end close by ensuring all transactions are recorded, journal entries are posted, accounts are reconciled where needed and consolidated at required level
- Analyze accounting records to produce accurate financial reports
- Perform periodic reviews of GL and accounts with GL accounting team to ensure compliance and adherence to internal financial controls
- Support with queries from regulatory authorities and external auditors
- Work with and support the GL accounting team in day-to-day activities and provide guidance and support to more junior members of the team
- Support continuous improvement of the GL accounting processes in the SSC
- Ensure GL accounting team compliance
- Cooperate with other teams – mainly P2P, O2C and Master Data
- Take active part in the planned ERP system change
Koho hledáme
- Ideally 2+ years’ experience in GL accounting operations
- Strong English language skills
- Strong MS Excel skills with a proven aptitude to interpret financial data
- Strong knowledge of finance business processes, accounting policies, and statutory accounting principles to ensure compliant SSC operations
- Working knowledge of core finance systems, ERP and related specialty functional systems, frameworks, and functionality
- Proactive approach
