RFA Hiring for Staff Accountant Job at London, England Full Time

STAFF ACCOUNTANT (UK and Europe)

Under the supervision of the UK and Europe Controller, the Staff Accountant will manage RFA’s financial reporting processes in order to support Management in achieving the strategic objectives of the Company.

Our ideal candidate will be a detail & execution-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, which is continuously evolving. They will have 3-5 years’ experience in accounting with a particular focus maintain financial reports, records and general ledgers, prepare and analyze budgets and perform general bookkeeping.

As an RFA Staff Accountant you will work across departmental lines, interfacing with various Company Staff, including C-Level professionals, Management, and Vendors and Clients, striving to fully understand of RFA’s internal practices, products and services in order to tackle a diverse workload and provide thoughtful recommendations when appropriate.

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Responsible for all monthly activities for RFA UK, Europe and India including AP, Bank Rec, Fixed Assets analysis, Benefit allocation, accruals and prepaids and the review of General Ledger accounts for any necessary reclassifications. Ensure all reconciliation is completed with accuracy and differences are explained where needed.
• Process all monthly sales and use tax returns, and remits payments (UK, Lux and India) and
• Complete daily bank reconciliations for RFA UK, Luxembourg and India.
• Maintain fixed asset and depreciation schedule for RFA UK, Luxembourg and India: reviews purchase for any fixed assets to be capitalized per policy and calculates and books monthly depreciation.
• Book all corporate card expenses to the General Ledger.
• Posts payroll to the General Ledger for RFA Luxembourg and India.
• Assist in year-end closing. Maintains and balances accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies
• Assist with annual external audit examination. Complete requested materials. Assist in preparing assigned schedules for the annual and interim audit

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in Accounting or a closely related field
• High degree of integrity including ability to successfully deal with sensitive or confidential information.
• Hands on, self-starting, disciplined, and detail-oriented individual with ability to work independently in a high-volume environment that requires a work product that is highly accurate and timely.
• Fluency in English and French languages.
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Excel, MS Word).
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Excel, MS Word, Outlook) with advanced knowledge of Excel.

• Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.
• The individual will be expected to work with minimal up-front guidance and take ownership of his / her work product

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Flexible schedule
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

• French (required)

Work remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19