accountant Fareham, England
Job description
JOB TITLE – Tax & Treasury Financial Accountant EMEA
DEPARTMENT – Finance
LOCATION – Delta Park, UK
WORKING HOURS – Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week
A brighter future awaits you
At CooperVision, we create brighter futures for our customers and employees alike, striving to make a difference and go further.
You’ll be welcomed into a growing global business with a presence in over 40 countries. This establishes an incredible opportunity for you to get involved in international collaborations across Europe, as well as the chance to report into experienced industry leaders, furthering your expertise and creating a positive impact on both our business and your career.
What is important to us
Recruiting, retaining, and promoting a diverse mix of employees is core to our success. It helps bring different perspectives, diverse conversations, and new ideas to the table, all of which are incredibly valuable.
At CooperVision we celebrate, not only our company success, but we celebrate who we all are individually, and we embrace diversity. We support and we encourage you to bring your full self and not just part of you. We are committed to each individual and we look forward to a Brighter Future together.
What will you be doing:
This role will provide Tax, Treasury and Statutory Reporting support to the CooperCompanies in EMEA and outside of the US, supporting both CooperVision and CooperSurgical. The role will require interaction with key finance individuals within the finance functions in EMEA and external Accountants and professional advisors.
Essential Functions & Accountabilities:
- To ensure compliance with current taxation and statutory legislation for all countries covered by the shared service centre and EMEA
- Cash flow forecasting and treasury management (including bank account maintenance) and review/consolidation of EMEA subsidiary numbers.
- Preparation and review of quarterly corporate tax provision
- Assistance in annual transfer pricing evaluation and global trading policy review and preparation/review of monthly/quarterly transfer pricing true-up calculation
- Assistance with the implementation of new systems such as Oracle.
- As a fast moving department with a breadth of responsibility, there will always be other duties that come into the role.
- Assist in the preparation of annual tax computations including analysis of tax sensitive codes ;
- Review of technical updates to identify tax changes applicable to the group;
- Assistance in the preparation and review of annual statutory accounts and assist with the annual audit reviews where required;
- To assist in ensuring that all the financial controls are in accordance with the Internal Control Procedures
What skills and experience should you have?
You’ll have either ACCA or ACA, or a Tax professional (ATT and/or CTA) qualification. You’ll have broad technical tax and/or accounting background with working knowledge of US GAAP & SOX being advantageous.
You’ll also have a good level of understanding when it comes to compliance with tax in a number of countries.
To be successful in this position, you must be able to operate in a dynamic and changing environment, manage multiple deadlines, display a high level of professionalism and organisational skills, maintain confidentiality as necessary and have strong verbal and written communication skills.
You’ll have good knowledge of MS Office packages including excel, have a high level of attention to detail and be able to participate in a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic environment.
CooperVision values
Our four values define and underpin our unique culture; we are dedicated , we are inventive , we are friendly , and we are partners . Becoming part of the CooperVision family means joining a friendly team that’s open, flexible, and respectful of each other’s differences, working together to achieve something great!
What we offer
You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!
If you like what you see, take the first step towards your brighter future and apply today. All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.
CooperVision is a global leader in the contact lens industry, dedicated to helping improve the way people see every day. Achieving that goal takes the collaboration of team members with wide-ranging skills; from scientists and researchers, to manufacturing and operations experts, to sales and marketing professionals.
At CooperVision, our effort to improve lives begins with our employees. We are committed to developing people as a key global differentiator and our most important asset. We empower employees to succeed, rewarding great thinking and hard work with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and with a special focus on wellness. Our commitment to our core values and a diverse, inclusive, employee-centric culture fuel a deeply engaged, high performing organization.
CooperVision employees pride themselves on being proactive, innovative, flexible and friendly. That’s a strong reflection of our corporate culture—and part of the reason CooperVision may be a great workplace for you.
This role will provide Tax, Treasury and Statutory Reporting support to the CooperCompanies in EMEA and outside of the US, supporting both CooperVision and CooperSurgical.
CooperVision is a global leader in the contact lens industry, dedicated to helping improve the way people see every day. Achieving that goal takes the collaboration of team members with wide-ranging skills; from scientists and researchers, to manufacturing and operations experts, to sales and marketing professionals.
At CooperVision, our effort to improve lives begins with our employees. We are committed to developing people as a key global differentiator and our most important asset. We empower employees to succeed, rewarding great thinking and hard work with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and with a special focus on wellness. Our commitment to our core values and a diverse, inclusive, employee-centric culture fuel a deeply engaged, high performing organization.
CooperVision employees pride themselves on being proactive, innovative, flexible and friendly. That’s a strong reflection of our corporate culture—and part of the reason CooperVision may be a great workplace for you.
