Group Financial Accountant

The Group Financial Accountant will provide support in preparing the consolidated Group accounts for publishing (both internal and external) and be a main point of contact for EY, the Group’s external auditors. Additionally, the role will deputise for the Senior Director, Financial Reporting.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting and accounting

  • Maintain the Groups consolidation system (BPC) and perform basic consolidations including generating and posting consolidation journal entries

  • Ensuring accurate and complete exchange rates are maintained in SAP and BPC

  • Supporting colleagues using BPC to generate Group reports e.g. Group cash reporting and tax reporting

  • Account for the Group’s internal and external debt including loan fees

  • Accounting for deferred taxes on Group intangibles and deferred revenues

  • Reporting on Group Fixed assets in reporting currency (USD)

  • Accounting for Group Intangibles including amortisation

  • Support local Controllers with lease accounting entries

  • Maintain the Group’s external Cash Flow model

  • Support the US GAAP reporting team and help maintain the analysis of GAAP bridge adjustments

  • Support the preparation of annual consolidated Group accounts and related audit requests

  • Prepare detailed accounts for Sophos Parent (Jersey) with emphasis on equity movements

  • Prepare intermediate holding company annual report and accounts

  • Prepare external reports as requested by the owners e.g. Hart-Scott-Rodino

  Share-based payments

  • Maintain / update valuations of equity awards on the Groups Equity platform for the purposes of expense valuation reporting

  • Support Local entity controllers with annual disclosures

  • Generate detailed movement tables for disclosure notes

  Ad hoc

  • Provide accounting support and / or oversight for internal restructurings

  • Assist in the accounting for major transactions e.g. acquisitions / debt refinancing

  • Support management queries / report requests

  • Investigate large / unusual account movements

Experience

• Essential

  • Good grasp of basic accounting entries (debits and credits)

  • Large company ERP system exposure, SAP preferred

  • Understanding of basic consolidations

  Desirable

  • Working within a global organisation, ideally a software company

  • IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards

  • Accounting for the impact of foreign exchange rates

Skills & Abilities

• Essential

  • Excellent communication skills at all levels

  • The ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

  • Good MS Office skills, particularly Excel to intermediate level (pivot tables and Lookups)

  Desirable

  • Presentation skills

  • Experience using AI tools, particularly the Microsoft suite of products

  • Exposure to foreign currency impact and consolidations

Qualifications

• Essential

  • Newly qualified ACA / ACCA

  Desirable

  • Treasury

Training

• Essential

  • Training and mentoring will be provided as part of the position, with the aim of being able to deputise for the Senior Director, Financial Reporting

  Desirable

  • An ambition to continue studying and developing skills in relation to consolidations / large transactions / Treasury

What does remote mean at Sophos?
Sophos supports flexible ways of working, with many roles offered remotely and others working in a hybrid model. For remote roles, you may work remotely within the location specified in the job posting. Candidates must reside in and be authorized to work in that location. Our teams collaborate across locations and time zones, using technology to stay connected and deliver results.

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