An exciting position has arisen working for a word leading private equity company based in London. They are looking to expand their corperate accounting team and bring onboard a Staff Accountant paying between £40-45k pa.

Primary Responsibilities:

Monthly management accounts local/US GAAP
Prepare monthly management accounts to include full substantiation of the balance sheet and income statement accounts and in particular bank, VAT, CIT and other taxes reconciliations
Bookkeeping - Prepare and post journals into the PeopleSoft General Ledger. To include revenue accounting, accruals, prepayments, bank, fixed assets, taxes
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Prepare reconciliations on OneStream under US GAAP accounting standards.
Prepare Month-on-month variance analysis and variance to budget/forecast
Prepare the FAS109 quarterly draft reports for review
Coordinate with US Corporate Accounting, Tax and Equity team on monthly close matters
To prepare the Trial Balance, VAT, CIT or other data feed and coordinate with the external accounting firms
To assist in the preparation of FCA and other regulatory returns
Assist with reviewing the work done by the external accountants
To assist in preparation of financial statements for audited and non-audited entities
Assist with the preparation of the draft budget and forecast reports (current and next year) on a bi-monthly basis
Coordinate with EMEA Office Managers to collect data in this respect.
Assist in the preparation of draft budget and forecast reports
Prepare the Office of National Statistics (ONS) quarterly surveys

Candidate Requirements:

Accounting, Finance or other relevant degree; or part qualified CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent
At least 2 years accounting experience in a similar position
Experience within financial services sector desirable
US GAAP, UK GAAP / IFRS
General Ledger / Financial System experience and strong Microsoft Office skills in particular Excel