Financial Accountant II (General Ledger)

We are currently seeking a Financial Accountant II to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Financial Accountant II at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in managing financial transactions, preparing financial statements, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Your contributions will directly impact our financial reporting and support our mission of advancing innovative treatments and therapies.

The Role:

As an Accountant, you will make sure timely and accurate financial information is provided in order for the company to meet its goals and objectives while ensuring statutory requirements are met. 

• Preparation of monthly financial information for two or more entities including Management Accounts. 
• Handle Trial Balance and maintain Balance Sheet reconciliations.  
• Calculation of Cost-plus revenue. 
• Ensuring that all of your portfolios follows local statutory requirements, i.e. VAT returns, Statutory Financial Documents, CT returns and all other filings are finished and filed in accordance with local legislation & timelines.  
• Partnering and liaising with local financial advisors to ensure efficient information flows to ensure local accounts are accurate.  
• Ensuring all processes are SOX compliant.  
• Weekly cash-flow monitoring and reporting.  
• Liaising with and collaborating with external auditors at both group and local levels.  
• Assistance with forecast and budget preparation.  
• Assisting and supporting the Finance Manager with various relevant information requirements. 

You will need:

• Qualified / Semi  Qualified Professionals  – CA / ACA / CIMA / ACCA.

• Should have experience in R2R, GL, P&L, VAT, Reconciliations, Financial Statement

• We are open to receiving CV's from both practice and industry-trained accountants. 
• 2 years PQE with accounts preparation experience.  
• Confident using Excel to an advanced level. 
• Comfortable using systems. If you have Oracle Financials that would be a bonus. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to convert financial data to understandable information. 
• Ability to work on own initiative. 
• An outstanding team member and partner to ICON.  

What you will be doing:

• Managing day-to-day financial transactions, including accounts payable and receivable.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial statements, including balance sheets and income statements.
• Conducting financial analysis to support decision-making processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support financial reporting and analysis.