financial accountant in Chiswick, United Kingdom

The Role

We’re looking for an Accountant to join the EMEA based Finance team on a permanent basis. The Financial Accounting Team are responsible for preparing monthly management and year-end financial accounts on a timely and accurate basis in compliance with relevant legal, accounting and tax regulations. Working closely with the local, EMEA & US accounting/finance teams, as well as key stakeholders in varying Starbucks business units, this is a key role at the centre of the organisation and crucial to our success.

What you’ll do:

• Produce month end results for assigned P&L responsibilities – covering multiple entities

• Organises monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholders based on your assigned P&L responsibility area to discuss the progress of all day to day activity, unusual transactions & projects to support accounting implications

• Preparation of accruals and other journals resulting from the monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholders

• Produces month end variance analysis and commentary on assigned profit and loss lines and balance sheet with support schedules

• Prepare and Reviews balance sheet reconciliations in line with the role and ensures their completeness in accordance with the period end timetable with appropriate supporting documentation

• Participate as required in the preparation of the quarterly VAT & the monthly Intrastat filing; assembling data for the monthly, quarterly and annual filings

• Accounting support to the business for your respective area along with support in reviewing contracts

• Comply with US GAAP and FRS101 filing requirements by studying regulations, adhering to requirements, and reporting on differences between US GAAP &FRS 101

• Review, record and report on internal process and the appropriate controls in place to remain compliant with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)

• Support the annual internal and external audits

• Production of all required statutory account supporting schedules as required or assigned

• Updates job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and accepted practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations

• Billing support for the store development process for projects across the EMEA region

• Support on ad hoc operational finance requests for the market

• Support to the Commercial Finance teams on quarterly forecasting and budgeting

• Support the wider accounting team on process improvements and automation project

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Solid accounting experience in a global organisation

• Exposure to both US and UK GAAP accounting

• Double entry and book keeping knowledge and a good understanding of management accounting

• Process reengineering, mapping skills an advantage and evolving in a fast paced, changing environment, within a system / process change settingMS Office comfortability, with advanced level experience of using Excel

• Financial systems knowledge and experience, preferably with Oracle

• Database experience with experience of database interrogation and reporting writing tools an advantage (Hyperion)

• CIMA / ACCA qualified

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the role and is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties that may be required. Management reserves the right to amend the responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder as dictated by business requirements.

Starbucks is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce . All applicants and partners will be treated fairly, without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.