Role Purpose To provide high quality financial information to be used internally and externally. To assist in driving the business forward and implementing changes within the global finance function and across the business as relevant. To implement and uphold best practice and standards across the finance function by acting as an adviser to the global function. Role and Responsibilities Working with Finance Management to make commercial business decisions. Preparation of high quality regular and ad hoc financial information, critical evaluation and making recommendations suitable for senior management including the Board and Audit Committee. Participate in system/process upgrade projects, including testing, training and documentation. Driving forward and implementing changes. Act as an adviser on technical accounting issues and provide accounting support to the wider finance community, being able to debate and rationalise technical points and decisions. Producing weekly key financial information reports for the management team. Working as part of a team to produce month end reports for each practice group and office globally working to a five working day deadline. Assist with month end group consolidation and reporting. Maintenance of month end processes to ensure month end procedures run smoothly. Day to day maintenance of budget and forecasting applications. Reconciliation of multi-currency accounts for global inter-office accounts. Preparation of inter-company invoices to support cross border transactions in accordance with UK and overseas tax requirements. Preparation of inter-company settlements, and reconciliation of inter-company accounts. Monthly accounting checks on balance sheet accounts of overseas offices that represent key risk of misstatement of financial results. Assistance in the group financial year consolidation and close, including producing annual financial accounts for UK subsidiaries and assisting with preparation of group schedules for audit. Assist with annual budget process and financial accounting processes. Key requirements Team player with strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate with others to achieve success as a team. Self-motivated and solution driven Ability to work on their own, therefore taking initiative and having a desire to get the job done. Ability to work under pressure and take a flexible approach to the job, we report to tight deadlines which are mixed with last minute adhoc tasks for management. Thorough understanding of financial/management information systems and group structures. Ability to train other finance department members globally. Ability to adapt to and implement change, flexibility to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in an environment with shifting priorities. Big 4 trained or with a very strong technical background. Qualifications Member of recognised accounting body as a qualified accountant with at least 5 years post qualification experience. Experience in a finance function in an international environment an advantage. Apply Please submit your application or call Aine Ryan in Abacus Group on 028 9031 3157 for a confidential career discussion, or to explore other jobs in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dublin or London. Next Steps: Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant in Abacus on 02890313157 for a confidential career discussion. Did you know? Abacus is NI's only Highly Rated Recruiter with 4.5 Stars for customer satisfaction (Independent review site Feefo). If you think you have the right skills to join our team, then get in touch. If you know someone returning/re-locating to NI then www.belfastforlife.com holds the information on quality of life, cost of living etc. The team in Abacus manage a range of permanent, contract and temporary appointments throughout UK and Ireland. You can find our terms and conditions and Privacy Policy on www.abacus.jobs This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/84801886