Fixed Assets Accountant - EMEA with ref.

Fixed Assets Accountant - EMEA

Permanent role, Full-time

Excellent salary and benefit package

Based in North-West London, near to Watford, Luton, Potters Bar, St Albans, High Wycombe, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage and Harrow

Job Reference MS15832

This role is Ideal for a Fixed Assets specialist with solid experience within an EMEA Finance Shared Services Centre of an International corporation.

LRS (Language Recruitment Services) is currently seeking a Financial Accountant - Fixed Assets accountant/specialist.

You will be responsible for the continuous reporting of the company’s long-term assets in their financial statements in accordance to the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

You will also assist with the standardisation and harmonisation of all long-term Asset accounting procedures for the EMEA region.

Fixed Assets Accountant – Duties

Maintain and update long term asset ledgers for US GAAP & Statutory reporting
Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of the balance sheet accounts as per the EMEA FSSC’s standard documents.
Analyse, communicate and resolve any reconciliation issue
Ensure that amortisations and depreciation are recorded on a monthly basis
Manage stock count and adjust appropriate ledger
Prepare journal entries to the general ledger
Assisting in the annual property tax filings
Monitor accuracy of accounting documents
Report to all level of management, errors, procedure violations and discrepancies.
Control tagging process once an asset is placed in service
Assists with monthly internal reporting as per the company’s procedures
Maintain month-end/quarter-end/year-end closing schedules
Cross-check balance sheet and income statement accounts against budget comparisons to highlight missing entries or variances that require further investigation.
Prepares the monthly Fixed Asset roll forwards
Write and communicate fixed assets impairment Memos to Finance/Operations Business
Assists in projects and requests involving general accounting systems and the completion of audit-required analyses
Help with the internal review of control objectives required by section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley
Ensure compliance of Corporate Policies and Procedures

Fixed Assets Accountant – Requirements:

Fluent English both written and spoken
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Solid knowledge of internal controls and US GAAP accounting
Analytical and problem-solving background.
Excellent process and project management skills.
Experience in process redesign and efficiency
Knowledge of SAP OR Similar preferable
Fluency in another EU language would be a plus

Thank you for applying to Language Recruitment Services, the Language Recruitment Specialist with over 30 Years’ Experience in multilingual recruitment

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