Acquisition Accountant
Isle of Man
Contract
Our client seeks an Acquisition Accountant to join their Finance team for a 6-month contract.
Role Profile
To support the Finance and Accounting activities for the Acquisition of the Company. To be responsible for day-to-day Acquisition and Project activities. They are looking for candidates who would like to feel connected to future technologies and change, global opportunities, personal development, and working in a great team.
Key Responsibilities
Fully managing the financial integration of an acquired company including but not limited to:
- PPA accounting support
- Integration activities
- Valuation and transfer of accounting balances
- Aligning all treatment of financial assets with group policies
- Aligning/Mapping acquired company ledger for consolidated group reporting
- Post completion accounts support
- Covenant reporting
- Asset valuation/impairment/write downs
- Debtor strategy - write off/clear/transfer
- Must be able to work with external consultants (auditors, tax advisors & PPA consultants)
- Agree all treatments with either: Group Financial Controller, CFO or HoFPA.
- Various other duties, including project-based work
- Assistance with Tax work.
- Understand and comply with the licence and other regulatory rules & the Data Protection Law
- Understand and comply with the Health and Safety responsibilities relevant to the role
- Undertake appropriate security awareness training covering information security, data protection, financial crime and payment card data and comply with their information security responsibilities.
Key Skills & Experience
Essential
- A professional accounting qualification and membership of a recognised professional accounting body or working towards an accounting qualification with significant hands-on accounting or audit experience.
- High level of systems, IT and Excel skills.
- Strong project/time management skills / Self-motivated and well organised /Able to work as part of a team.
- Ability to analyse situations effectively and proactively provide solutions.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present financial information to non-financial persons and consider business implications.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable
- Acquisition Accounting / M&A experience.
- Experience working in telecoms or technology sector.
- Exposure to accounting packages and systems.
Your specialist: Mark Burman
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