Senior Accountant, Sophos

• Qualified accountant with at least 3 years post qualification experience
• Exposure to IFRS and, ideally USGAAP revenue accounting standards
• Strong background in month-end close procedures including journals, analysis and reconciliations
• Experience with Revenue systems and ERP
• Strong MS Excel skills with PBI exposure an advantage
• Strong analytical skills to support audit and reporting
• Strong accounting background
• Proven experience in month-end close procedures
• Excellent communication skills at all level

Desirable

• This role is responsible for all financial accounting, close processes and reporting in relation to the Revenue function. This role will be reporting to the Senior Director, Revenue Operations
• Responsible for month-end ledger close processes in respect of key areas of Revenue responsibility, including:
• Key journal postings
• GL reconciliations
• Monitoring close of Bookings and ensuring all transactions are captured correctly in relevant systems
• Ad-hoc month end processes to ensure Revenue is complete and accurate
• Key revenue variance analysis to provide insight
• Responsible for managing and delivering audit requirements, including all audit requests linked to Revenue
• Supporting controls-based audits by ensuring control procedures are up to date with relevant documented evidence
• Responsible for contributing to key reporting, including Flash, Monthly, Statutory Accounts and other Compliance related reporting
• Working with the FP&A team to provide inputs for Revenue forecasting where required
• Reviewing and improving current processes to gain efficiencies and improve insight
• Running system closure processes for key areas of responsibility