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Regional Financial Accountant

AT Computershare
Computershare

Regional Financial Accountant

Bristol, United Kingdom

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid)

Part Time, 3 days a week (Thursday is a preferred day)

This is a hybrid position primarily based in Bristol. We're committed to your flexibility and wellbeing and our hybrid strategy currently requires three days a week in the office, giving you the option to work remotely for some of your working week. Find out more at http://computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Regional Financial Accountant to join our dynamic team. This key role involves supporting the month-end close process, preparing reports for the Group, and ensuring the timely preparation of local statutory financial statements and regulatory reports for assigned legal entities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining accuracy and efficiency in all financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance with regional regulations, and consistently meeting deadlines.

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A role you will love

The Regional Financial Accountant will play a key role in supporting the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting for assigned legal entities. This includes preparing local statutory financial statements, regulatory reports, and delivering them to the Group within established deadlines. The role involves supporting audit processes by providing necessary documentation and evidence, maintaining strong internal controls, and ensuring compliance with local regulations. The individual will also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for process enhancements to optimize financial operations, and collaborating with various stakeholders across the region to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of financial reporting activities.

Key accountabilities:

• Supports the month-end close process for assigned legal entities by posting selected journal entries and undertaking appropriate reviews to ensure that all numbers reported to Group are accurate and complete

• Prepares group Half-Year and Year-End disclosure reporting packs

• Participates in preparation of statutory accounts under local GAAP where required and regulatory reports for assigned regional subsidiaries focusing on accuracy and timeliness as well as local board reports where applicable

• Supports the audit process by preparing appropriate work papers and co-ordinates provision of audit evidence

• Contributes to both regional and group-wide ad hoc projects including continuous improvements, group initiatives and participation in transformation activity where required

• Maintains appropriate controls in the reporting process and puts forward ideas for process, policy and control improvements

• Responds to ad-hoc requests in areas related to reporting and financial control deploying accounting and reporting expertise

What will you bring to the role?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you can make a genuine impact on how we work and help to shape the team.

Essential:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
  • Accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or local equivalent) - fully qualified or qualification process well progressed
  • Working knowledge of IFRS and local accounting standards; further on-the-job training will be provided.
  • Experience of preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations

Preferred:

  • Experience of Oracle ERP
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

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ABOUT US

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.

Client-provided location(s): Bristol, UK
Job ID: Computershare-7330
Employment Type: Part Time