Financial Accountant

Job Description:

Work from home up to 4 days per week!

Job Title:                           Financial Accountant - Hybrid working (9 - 12 months FTC)

Reports to:                        Accounting Manager

Job Type:                           Fulltime

Hours:                                37.75 per week – Monday to Thursday 8am 4.30pm and Friday 8am – 2pm (Hybrid Working)

Location:                            GBS Lurgan

 

About Global Business Services (GBS)

Global Business Services provides transactional processing and accounting services to Terex business segments and has a presence in six countries: Australia, China, India, Italy, United Kingdom and United States.

Position Overview

The GBS Accountant is responsible for general accounting and internal control including journal entry preparation, intercompany reconciliations, month-end closing activities, account reconciliations, and financial reporting. This team member is a key position in the GBS Accounting group. The position calls for exceptional accounting knowledge, sound judgment, good communication skills, and a drive for standardization. Partnering with the business units and functional leaders is crucial to the overall success of this role and of Terex.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation package including competitive salary, healthcare, contributory pension scheme, life assurance cover and team member bonus
• Hybrid working
• Progression opportunities & Individual development plans
• Internal training programs
• Refer a friend scheme
• Social Events
• Discount card – offering you a wide range of discounts at Restaurants, retailers, hotels, gyms and much more
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• On site free parking

Responsibilities

• Accounting activity including journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Complete monthly general ledger accounts, inventory accounting, fixed assets, and bank reconciliations along with resolving open items.
• Month-end closing responsibilities ensuring accurate financial results are reported on a timely basis as per corporate closing calendar.
• Intercompany accounting and reconciliation support: AR, AP, Intercompany Loan Statement
• Forecasting - cash and FX forecasting processes.
• Customer service: provide timely responses to internal and external inquiries.
• Process improvement
• Assist in procedure development and recommend / implement process improvements.
• Compliance with SOX, standardized procedures and internal controls.
• Prepare government reports / census forms.
• From time to time, you will be required to undertake other responsibilities / activities of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities.

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Required Education & Experience

• 3+ years of related professional experience
• Experience in accounting and financial systems (Oracle experience preferred but not essential)
• Experience of preparing UK statutory accounts, ideally converting from US GAAP numbers.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

 Skills & Competencies

• Functional knowledge of general accounting processes and US GAAP.
• Strong understanding of UK GAAP and ability to prepare UK statutory accounts.
• Understanding of internal control elements.
• Flexible to new ideas and ways of accomplishing tasks.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Strong problem solving and resolution abilities.
• Clear and effective written and oral communication skills.
• Highly organized.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills and attitude.
• Unquestionable ethics and integrity with high degree of transparency and trust.

Must be a team player able to demonstrate strong customer focus with the energy, drive and commitment to successfully work through any and all issues and objectives related to this role and that of the overall team.

All applicants must demonstrate through their application form, how they meet the criteria for the position applied for. We reserve the right to enhance our selection criteria at the short-listing stage, if required.

To apply for this role and view all available positions within Terex, please visit our careers page: http://jobs.terex.com

If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

Terex Overview:

Terex Corporation is a global industrial equipment manufacturer of materials processing machinery, waste and recycling solutions, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and equipment for the electric utility industry. We design, build, and support products used in maintenance, manufacturing, energy, minerals and materials management, construction, waste and recycling, and the entertainment industry. We provide best-in-class lifecycle support to our customers through our global parts and services organization, and offer complementary digital solutions, designed to help our customers maximize their return on their investment. Certain Terex products and solutions enable customers to reduce their impact on the environment including electric and hybrid offerings that deliver quiet and emission-free performance, products that support renewable energy, and products that aid in the recovery of useful materials from various types of waste. Our products are manufactured in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and sold worldwide.

At Terex, we fully embrace the increasingly diverse world around us and strive to create an empowering and welcoming workplace culture. We are passionate about producing equipment that helps improve the lives of people around the world and providing our team members with a rewarding career and the opportunity to make an impact. 

While our operations are global, each office or factory is a close-knit community.  We value diversity, equity and inclusion, safety, integrity, respect, servant leadership, courage, citizenship, and continuous improvement.  It's an exciting time to be part of the expanding manufacturing sector - come join us!

Additional Information:

We see inclusion as a key to our success and are committed to actively foster a culture where every team member feels valued, listened to, and appreciated. We are committed to being fair and impartial in our decisions, ensuring equity within our workplace. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

The Company offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits, including Westfield health care for you and your dependents, contributory pension scheme, life assurance cover, employee stock purchase plan and access to global learning and development programs offering accredited and specialist training.