Financial Accountant, Dow Jones
Financial Markets Advisory
Office located in London Bridge Street, London
Business news and financial information publishing
Be an early applicant
Business news and financial information publishing
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in London Bridge Street, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver trusted news and data to help businesses and society make decisions for a better future.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified Accountant with 3-6 years of industry experience
- Experience preparing financial statements under IFRS and UK GAAP
- Manage relationships with third parties responsible for preparation of locally compliant documentation for accounting and tax
- Work in a multinational organisation with multiple currency transactions and keeping management and statutory books
- Exposure to month end and year end close process in a commercial environment
- Good working knowledge of excel. E.g vlookup, pivots, sumif etc
- Proactive flexible attitude with a track record of implementing positive change
- Excellent time management, communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work autonomously and get things done in a timely manner
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written
What the job involves
- The Dow Jones Finance team is responsible for global financial support in four key areas: Global Financial Operations (GFO), Financial Management Accounting (FMA), Tax and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
- The team covers everything from back-office functions like payroll and customer billing to tax compliance, audit management and budgeting and forecasting
- You will be responsible for several Companies based in Europe and/ or Latin America, the Financial Accountant will work with the Manager to ensure that the accounting records for the entities under your control are complete, accurate and prepared in accordance with the relevant local accounting standards
- You will perform necessary month end tasks, ensure balance sheet reconciliations are kept up to date and perform the year end close and the statutory audit process
- This role also partners with the regional Tax team to support the tax compliance filings for the region's entities
- Perform the necessary month end checks and balances to ensure that the figures are recorded and are complete
- Prepare reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts under your responsibility in a timely manner
- Interrogate the ledgers and clean up any historic issues in the areas under your control
- Assist with the audit and preparation of annual statutory accounts
- Partner with the tax team to ensure appropriate returns are filed in a timely fashion and in compliance with local rules
- Process local invoices in SAP
- Prepare financial statements and work closely with third party accountants to convert financial statements from US GAAP to local GAAP
- Work with the US based AP, AR and GL teams to ensure that all entries from the different sub-ledgers are accurately recorded in SAP
- Work closely with supporting local accountants and lawyers to ensure compliance with local laws and accounting standards
- Assist with project and process improvement work as and when it arises
- Foster a team environment that is open to and adapts to change, process improvements and problem solving strategies
- Communicate in a self aware and collaborative style in order to manage and align with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Ad Hoc projects
- Reporting to The Finance Manager, FMA (EMEA & LATAM)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Dow Jones is a global leader in news and business intelligence, powering a range of well-respected brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial News, MarketWatch, and more. The company delivers its content to consumers through a range of formats, such as print, digital, mobile, and live events.
As companies seek to draw Millennials and Gen Z consumers to their platforms, adaptability is vital, since they are driving the demand for innovative tools and techniques, as the world evolves toward the digital-first era. Dow Jones has proven its ability to meet product optimization challenges with its reimagined Factiva offering that includes a list of new features, such as personalized results, an easy-to-use modern interface, and faster free-text search, all with a mobile-first design that adapts to any device.
The company has also focused on new product innovation by expanding its portfolio of capabilities and partnerships, further expanding into AI-powered personalization technologies and ongoing digital transformation. Already a powerhouse in the market, Dow Jones is well set to capitalize on future expansion and innovation opportunities and between 2019 and 2024, doubled its digital subscription base from 2.43 million to 4.86 million.
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Theater District, New York, NY
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Leadership
Almar Latour
(CEO, not founder)Before becoming the CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, they were the Publisher of Barron’s Group and Executive VP of Dow Jones. They were also the previous Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal.
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