Financial Accountant - Up to 55k

Location: Livingston

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + bonus, pension, life assurance

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hybrid: 3 days per week in the office

The Role:

We are partnering with one of Europe's leading media and entertainment companies, who is seeking a dedicated and skilled Financial Accountant to join their team in Livingston. In this pivotal role you will be delivering accounting and reporting services to international customers, as well as continuously improving processes and ensuring these are efficient and effective.

What you will do:

• Review quarterly disclosures for one of the business' reporting areas
• Manage the accounting and reporting for a complex business area with demanding stakeholders
• Maintain a strong, robust and well-designed control environment and critically review their operation
• Be the first point of escalation for both internal and external audit and support complex audit issues
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement projects such are report automation and standardisation

About you:

• Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• General ledger experience;
• Good analytical skills, mainly Excel and PowerPoint;
• Proven track record of Continuous Improvements and leading the change agenda
• (Not essential) SAP experience;
• (Not essential) Experience with shared services, practices or audit.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003