CooperCompanies
Financial Accountant - Commercial Entities
🇬🇧Fareham, England, United Kingdom3 months ago
Full TimeENEurope
Job title: Financial Accountant, Commercial Entities
Department: Finance
Location: Brunel Way, Segensworth, Fareham
Working hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 4:30
A brighter future awaits you
CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.
Job summary – What to expect:
As a Financial Accountant for Commercial Entities in our Finance department, you will be the main point of contact for financial reporting and audit (both internal and external), and will partner closely with the market Business Controllers, finance & commercial teams, to ensure the integrity, completeness, and accuracy of the financial reporting.
You will also partner with the wider GBS teams, Regional Tax & Treasury, our audit colleagues (both internal & external) and the Global Corporate Controllership organization.
Your responsibilities will include:
Working collaboratively with local market finance, ensuring all rebates and customer incentives appropriately reported in financial submission
Preparation of month end revenue and units reconciliation process and load final revenue into EPM via Webforms
Raising the appropriate accounting entries for rebate accruals & revenue returns provisions and ensuring necessary adjustments raised by Accounts Receivable
Ownership of the review of month end revenue to ensure recognition is appropriate and in accordance with Company policy and Generally Agreed Accounting Practice (US GAAP)
Leading month end review of financial results with local market Business Controllers to ensure accurately reflects current month activities
Working closely with Internal/External Audit to support SOX, location reviews and IPE validation
Identify and drive continuous improvements for areas of responsibility
Support, as appropriate, projects supporting the market as well as adhoc GBS financial reporting projects
A full job description is available upon request.
About you:
We are looking for someone with:
Ability to participate in a multi-cultural, multi-linguist operating environment.
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office including but not limited to pivot tables and v-Lookup functionality in Excel.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Experience & Education:
Required
Ideally 5 plus years’ accounting experience preferably within a large multinational company or Shared Service environment.
Experience of integrated ERP systems (e.g. Oracle R12 (preferred), SAP).
Working knowledge and application of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and US GAAP.
Accounting qualification to finalist stage (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) desirable
What we offer:
You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including: 25 days holiday, pension scheme, healthcare cover, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!
We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.
We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision.
What you can expect:
As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering an inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success.
If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.
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