Review statutory financial statements and ensure all statutory filing requirements are met.
Prepare and review technical accounting papers for acquisitions, disposals, restructures and other significant transactions.
Support hedge accounting, impairment reviews and acquisition accounting.
Prepare and review cash flow forecasts and funding requirements.
Support banking covenant reporting and bank reporting requirements.
Oversee the review of key balance sheet reconciliations, including intercompany balances, shareholder loans, bank reconciliations, fixed assets, provisions and other significant balance sheet items.
Manage payment approvals as appropriate.
Ensure a robust control environment is present throughout the portfolio. This could involve insisting on the utilisation of OEGEN’s systems for new assets/projects.
Be a valued business partner and build and maintain good working relationships with internal and
external stakeholders
Identify system improvements and take ownership of driving change across the team. This will involve working closely with external accountants to improve current processes across the portfolio.
Ad hoc project work as required.
Requirements
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) with at least 3 years post qualification experience (preferably gained in a relevant role).
Good technical knowledge of UK GAAP.
Experience of complex consolidations and acquisition accounting.
Experience managing statutory reporting and external audits.
Highly organised, able to plan ahead to deliver accurate information to tight reporting deadlines
Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to work well with different teams and manage a range of different stakeholders
Self-motivated and aspirational, comfortable working in a fast-paced changing environment
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