General Ledger Accountant Manchester, England
Job description
WHO ARE WE?
The bigger picture: DEPT® is a pioneering technology and marketing services company that creates integrated end-to-end digital experiences for brands such as Google, TikTok, eBay, ASOS, Zoopla, Twitch, Patagonia and many, many more.
Our team of 4,000+ digital specialists across 30+ locations on five continents deliver pioneering work on a global scale with a boutique culture. We live and breathe our 'big enough to cope, small enough to care' ethos, providing an inclusive, supportive and an exciting place to accelerate your career.
JOB PURPOSE:
As General Ledger Accountant your role is to provide support to the Financial Controller in managing the accounting and finance functions for the UK. We are looking for a strong, hands on accounting professional with an exceptional track record in the area of accounting, finance and controls.
You will be part of an international team working with operations on a regular basis. You will deal with WIP and deferred accounting, liaise with the group control and external parties.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work closely with operations to calculate the monthly work in progress and deferred revenue position
- Ensure the timely execution of month-end group reporting
- Overseeing the management of cash flow and debt collection
- Assist in investigating intercompany differences and help prepare documentation for the annual audit
- Ensure regular and ad hoc group reporting tasks and requirements are completed in a timely manner
- Co-ordinate and ensure the timely execution of local year-end financial statements, Audits and regulatory filings.
- Help develop and maintain consistent and best practices for internal and external accounting policies and procedures, as well as identifying and rectifying internal control issues
- Ensure that all financial policies and procedures are in accordance with statutory law and financial regulations
- Complete necessary tax forms, remits appropriate taxes, files all reports required by law
- Streamline and improve accounting systems and operations
- Involved in various projects like the implementation of new financial systems or the integration of acquisitions;
SKILLS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
- Circa 5 years experience in finance or accounting with proven management experience
- A professional accounting qualification or nearly qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
- A demonstrated decision maker who easily interacts with others
- Ability to respond well to change, who is flexible and adaptable
- Superb planning and organisational skills
- Demonstrates proactivity and taking initiative
- Strong analytical and business intuition
- Strong understanding of multi currency and multi entity consolidation set up
- Able to prioritise, display a sense of urgency as well as be detail orientated
- Ability to interact with management team and have shown the ability to excel in a fast paced changing environment
Nice to have:
- Experience in work in progress (WIP) and deferred revenue is a plus
- Experience in Netsuite is a plus
HEALTH, WELLBEING & BENEFITS:
- Possibilities to do what you do best and to develop your skills further with training, development and certifications
- An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies
- Flexible working: you have the choice to work from our office or remotely, and we have core working hours where you can choose your start and finish times to suit you
- Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme
- 25 days paid holiday with the opportunity to buy extra days
- Refreshments provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4pm on a Friday.
- We celebrate successes by rewarding teams when big projects go-live and honouring the year's top achievements at our annual awards ceremony
- Annual trip to the DEPT® Festival in the Netherlands: a chance to meet other people in DEPT®, see great talks from industry leaders, and have an all-expenses-paid weekend of fun!
- Global Annual DEPT® Cares Day which cadets can donate their skills to support local charities
DEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.
DEPT® is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, nurture and retain the most talented people from a range of diverse backgrounds, skills and perspectives. We encourage all applications irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, marital status, and disability.
Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here.
