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Senior Accountant
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Date: Nov 22, 2019
Location: LONDON, GB, EC4M 7RB
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the world’s best networking company by solving customers’ increased demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves as its customers’ trusted partner, helping them manage increased network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber security solutions that help protect their business.
Responsible for and engage with internal stakeholders covering US GAAP (Opex) and Local reporting for several entities, mainly within our large UK entity, working closely with the Lead Accountant and FP&A to ensure timely and accurate monthly reporting under tight deadlines.
Day to day duties will include:
- Monthly accounting and reporting responsibilities under US GAAP and statutory reporting under local GAAP (IFRS and UK) for several entities, mainly within our large UK entity
- Preparation of monthly variance commentary for accounting movements (p/l and b/s)
- Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, as per the Group timetable using Blackline
- Providing support to the annual US GAAP audit and quarterly review processes
- Close liaison with EMEA FP&A to assist with commentary against forecast for key Opex accounting areas
- Close working with the EMEA Tax team on annual tax computations, CIS returns, VAT Returns, ad-hoc VAT issues and preparing quarterly forecasting
- Working with Internal Audit on queries; with Procurement and AP to ensure consistency of accounting and clean balance sheet monthly positions
- Assisting the Lead Accountant, Senior Managers and VP Controller EMEA with ad-hoc projects
To be successful in this role you will need to have:
- Experience within a similarly sized entity or from an accounting firm
- Strong knowledge of core accounting principles
- Commercially astute
- Newly qualified to three years post qualification experience
- IFRS and or US GAAP reporting experience
- Good planning / time management skills
- Motivation to succeed and multitask by working in a fast-paced environment
- Newly qualified to three years post qualification experience
- Experience of SAP would be advantageous
- Microsoft Office – intermediate or advanced Excel skills
Alternate Location: UK-London-Fleet Place
Requisition #: 217485
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