financial accountant - 12 month FTC

We're looking for a Financial Accountant to join the EMEA based Finance team on a 12 month fixed term contract. The Financial Accounting Team are responsible for preparing monthly management and year-end financial accounts on a timely and accurate basis in compliance with relevant legal, accounting and tax regulations. Working closely with the local, EMEA & US accounting/finance teams, as well as key stakeholders in varying Starbucks business units, this is a key role at the centre of the organisation and crucial to our success.

What you'll do:

• Produce month end results for assigned P&L responsibilities - covering multiple entities


• Organises monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholders based on your assigned P&L responsibility area to discuss the progress of all day to day activity, unusual transactions & projects to support accounting implications


• Preparation of accruals and other journals resulting from the monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholder


• Produces month end variance analysis and commentary on assigned profit and loss lines and balance sheet with support schedules


• Prepare and Reviews balance sheet reconciliations in line with the role and ensures their completeness in accordance with the period end timetable with appropriate supporting documentation


• Participate as required in the preparation of the quarterly VAT & the monthly Intrastat filing; assembling data for the monthly, quarterly and annual filings


• Accounting support to the business for your respective area along with support in reviewing contracts


• Comply with US GAAP and FRS101 filing requirements by studying regulations, adhering to requirements, and reporting on differences between US GAAP &FRS 101


• Review, record and report on internal process and the appropriate controls in place to remain compliant with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)


• Support the annual internal and external audits


• Production of all required statutory account supporting schedules as required or assigned


• Updates job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and accepted practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations


• Billing support for the store development process for projects across the EMEA region


• Support on ad hoc operational finance requests for the market


• Support to the Commercial Finance teams on quarterly forecasting and budgeting


• Support the wider accounting team on process improvements and automation project
  
  Solid accounting experience in a large global organisation


• Exposure to both US and UK GAAP accounting


• Financial systems knowledge and experience, preferably with Oracle


• CIMA / ACCA qualified


• Double entry and book keeping knowledge and a good understanding of management accounting


• Database experience with experience of database interrogation and reporting writing tools an advantage (Hyperion)


• Process reengineering, mapping skills an advantage and evolving in a fast paced, changing environment, within a system / process change setting


• MS Office comfortability, with advanced level experience of using Excel