Interim Group Accountant

Sewell Wallis are working closely with a multi-billion-pound business, based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to secure them an interim Group Accountant who is confident with USGAAP. Working as part of a team you'll be doing statutory accounting for a number of business entities (50+) to ensure that all financial accounting activities are achieved on deadline and to a high quality in line with USGAAP.

This role a 12-month fixed term contract, looking to start ASAP - you'll need to be available for interview.

What will you be doing?

• Accurate reporting of financial and performance activities of the business
• Work with the team to service all retained Financial Accounting activity ensuring all deliverables are achieved within deadline.
• Review and challenging of financial results ensuring there is a continual monitoring and improvement in the controls environment around business accounting activities.
• Develop and deliver balance sheet analysis
• Development of a quality review of processes & procedures, driving development, efficiencies and implementation of continuous improvement and automation initiatives
• Liaison with the external auditors, ensuring accurate and timely data provision
• Production and preparation of statutory accounts
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across the business
• To undertake SOX compliance and work with the Internal Controls team to implement new control requirements and changes.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience within a large complex group environment
• Qualified candidate, ideally practice trained
• Working knowledge of USGAAP
• Experience with SOX compliance
• Good communication skills

What's on offer?

• Up to 60,000
• ASAP start
• Flexible employer with flexi start/finish times
• Hybrid working - 2 days on site
• Parking on site
• Big business benefits package

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.