Regional Financial Accountant

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Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to YouGov. We are committed to giving the world a voice by capturing the opinions of all groups, including the ones that are often under-represented in research. We are also committed to making sure that our products and tools are free from any bias, as accuracy is key to what we do. None of the above can be done without having a truly diverse workforce, in an inclusive workplace. We are very keen on attracting and retaining the best talent. And best talent also means a diverse pool of talent, with various backgrounds and perspectives.

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A strong member of the finance controllership team, ability to navigate and confidence in IFRS accounting standards to be able to ensure appropriate accounting and stewardship of the numbers.

Reporting into the UK financial controller, and dotted line to Head of UK finance and CFO.

As a qualified Senior Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for the below;

Ad-hoc activities / project-based work

• Analytical deep dives into the historical postings and identify necessary corrections.

• Lead in transitioning all transactional/manual tasks to either be automated or moved to the shared-service centre.

• Manage third-party accountants (Poland and Romania); ensuring regular reconciliation of data in their local books and our books, actively chasing/managing to ensure local submission on time (VAT, tax, statutory, etc.), respond to ad-hoc queries and lead regular catch-up.

• Identify and implement automations and efficiencies to streamline processes to avoid repetition and improve accuracy.

• Liaise with internal and external auditors for reviews and year end audit; preparing reconciliations, responding to queries, manage shared-service centre to deliver requests.

Month end activities

• Preparation of the monthly reporting pack with analysis and commentary, and it’s submission to group on time

• Perform month-end close activities on time and accurately

• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and work with shared-service centre to make necessary corrections

• Ensuring compliance with relevant standards and rules within tax, VAT and transfer pricing.

• Supporting the Finance Manager with taking the lead on various process improvement projects and strategic initiatives.

Reporting activities

• Liaising with external auditors and being the main point of contact for the annual statutory audit.

• Prepare reconciliations and talk through external auditors of risks associated with balance

• Review/clean-up reconciliations prepared by shared-service centre ready for external audit

• Preparing board papers on quarterly basis, detailing progress, ongoing reviews, internal/external audit actions

• Liaising with different stakeholders in the business

• Making sure senior stakeholders are kept in the loop with progress and any inputs needed from them to escalate/push forward

• Making sure collating information from necessary inputs or managing reporting stakeholders to provide information on time to meet deadlines.

What you'll need to succeed

• Fully CA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent)

• Practice trained either making your first move industry or now looking for your second move

• Big 4 experience preferred (opened to Top 20)

• IFRS experience

• Strong academics (2.1 degree or above)

• Excel: pivot table / v-look ups

Shift - Monday - Friday (11 am - 8 pm)

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