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accountant Manchester, England

Ingredion

Full Time Manchester, England 50669 - 35031 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Company Background:

Ingredion is a global Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. That’s why we’re growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver on changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty to paper and textiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better.

We don’t just make ingredients. We create possibilities. Be What’s Next® with us.

The Senior Financial Accountant South Africa is responsible for managing accurate and timely reporting of results for the business areas in a strong alignment with Shared Service Center. This includes full financial accounting for period end close and reporting to Corporate. The role will also be responsible for maintaining compliance with Corporate, local policies and statutory requirements, including tax.

Core Responsibilities:

Statutory Financial Reporting – Production of the annual statutory financial statements and managing the external audit process
Financial Reporting US-GAAP – Responsible for the monthly group reporting of the South Africa entity, including full balance sheet and P&L review and process controls of the share service center
Support budgeting and planning process for the South Africa entity
Conduct Accounts Payable including approving invoices, reviewing weekly & monthly pay-runs as well as payroll and VAT payments in close coordination with the shared service center
Responsible for local tax topics – Ensure full compliance of Income tax, VAT and Transfer Pricing regulations. Coordinate tax return preparation, manage tax audits and other correspondence with tax authorities, prepare monthly tax provision and the quarterly tax forecasting
Compliance – Ensure SOX compliance for the business areas as well as supporting of Internal Audits and the implementation of related audit findings
Improvement initiatives – Develop ways to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of responsibilities under area of control
Support activities for the UK entity and act as deputy for UK& RSA Accounting manager

Qualified candidates will have:

Mandatory requirements:

Degree: Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA
Work experience in accounting functions, preferable in a multinational environment or in external or internal audit
Working knowledge in either UK-GAAP, US-GAAP or IFRS
Experience in working with an ERP system, preferrable SAP
English fluency, both written and spoken

Required behaviors and skills:

Solve problems with a sense of urgency rather than leaving issues for others to handle
Readily help and develop colleagues by sharing knowledge and expertise
Drive process improvements initiatives

Relocation available: No

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