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Byrne Recruitment - European Accountant – Nordic Territories - based Glasgow, Scotland

Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Glasgow Area - Scotland, United Kingdom
Salary: Highly Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits Package
Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Required Languages: 1

Advertiser Details

  • Name:
    Byrne Recruitment
  • Posted:
    08-04-2010
  • Code:
    TLJ / EA Nordic
Role – European Accountant – Nordic Territories
Based in Glasgow - Remit covering Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland.

Whilst not an essential requirement, fluency in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or Finnish would be advantageous

Our client, a US owned multinational manufacturing organisation and global market leader in its field, is looking to expand it's Finance team based at the European headquarters on the outskirts of Glasgow. This is a superb opportunity to join a dynamic, acquisitive and thriving organisation which follows a strategy embracing innovation.

This is a newly created role for a Senior Accounting Specialist, working within a highly energetic and strategic environment, to focus on financial management and reporting activities across international territories.

The successful candidate will ideally be a qualified Accountant with financial accounting/ reporting background gained in a similar role within an international organisation/ shared service centre environment spanning international territories. Candidates will ideally have experience gained across Nordic territories.

The successful candidate will play a key role in month end, half year and year end reporting activities spanning international locations.

You will be tasked with forging strong relationships across the business. You will also play a key role in a range of on going business projects focusing on continuous improvement initiatives across business areas.

Candidates will ideally have an indepth knowledge of IFRS, UK/US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley.

Your remit will be highly varied and will include -
* Monthly, quarterly, half yearly/yearly management and Group reporting information reporting to strict UK and US deadlines.
* Remit covers ensuring compliance to both local and US GAAP requirements.
* VAT and Intrastat reporting activities.
* Review & analysis of statutory financial statements for all business units across multiple locations.
* Preparation of monthly variances and analysis between actual results to budget & full year forecasts.
* Budgeting & forecasting for local and international management teams.
* Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and quarterly reviews for management teams.
* Performs monthly internal and external financial reporting in accordance with prescribed reporting procedures.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation in a highly varied role offering a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
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