
Revenue Accounting Senior Accountant |German, Italian or French Speaking| London
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual global consolidated financial reporting including financial disclosures for revenue recognition, accounts receivable, work in process, and collections activity. Review for completeness and accuracy.
- Review agreements with clients to ensure appropriate revenue recognition methodologies are followed; including accounting for complex and unique transactions.
- Initiate enhancements in the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of revenue assurance accounting processes.
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues to continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire order to cash value stream; including establishment of client engagement and contract review, invoicing, revenue recognition, and cash application.
- Create tools to facilitate monthly analytical review procedures.
- Implement new accounting pronouncements and adapt corporate accounting policies and procedures.
- Acts as a key point of contact for the external auditors.
- Support integration of revenue accounting and order to cash core process for newly acquired entities. Ensure consistency of financial statement methodologies and classification across entities.
- Identify opportunities to further leverage financial systems; improve efficiency and effectiveness of internal and external reporting.
- Act as a business partner to colleagues across functions and consulting communities. Proactively provide information and solutions. Serve as a key resource to the organisation for revenue accounting and reporting guidance and support.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree; emphasis in accounting or finance highly preferred.
- ACA (or equivalent certification) with extensive accounting experience required (Big 4 or large regional firm preferred).
- Advanced analytical and technical accounting skills.
- Self-motivated; initiates activities with high degree of drive, passion, and commitment to continuous improvement. Ability to execute the completion of high quality, accurate, and detailed work product.
- Ability to prioritise responsibilities effectively and adapt to changing circumstances to meet strict deadlines under time constraints.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with SAP S/4 HANA is a plus.
- The ability to present to stakeholders at all levels.
- Fluent and effective written and verbal communication skills in English and German (or another European language), from both a business and technical perspective, with the ability to present to stakeholders at all levels. This role holder will work closely with our EMEA stakeholders.
- Willingness to work outside of normal business hours, and in particular as unique projects/needs arise.
- Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment.
- Core working hours are generally 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Monday - Friday; willingness to work outside of normal business hours, and as unique projects/needs arise.
- Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners'