Global Accountant Department Accounting/ Finance Location Leominster HR6, United Kingdom Would you like to work for an award-winning organisation* that empowers people to save lives across the world? Safeguard Medical is a global alliance of leading healthcare organisations, with category-leading devices, ground-breaking SIMBODIES simulations and expert medical training and consultancy services. First responders all over the world depend on Safeguard. Our medical devices, training and consultancy equip and enable first responders to preserve life in multiple settings: military, emergency services, law enforcement, corporate, industrial, community and for private individuals. Job Summary The Global Accountant will be responsible for preparing, maintaining, reconciling, and analysing financial information on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, including the performance of or assistance with a variety of assigned balance sheet reconciliations including the timely resolution of reconciling items. The candidate will be responsible for recording financial and statistical journal entries and providing a variety of reports as necessary. The successful candidate has a level of responsibility for the review of the work of others and the ability to follow up on outstanding issues. Essential Job Duty’s Perform balance sheet reconciliations and analyses including bank reconciliations, and fixed assets. Maintain and reconcile various reports related to operations and fund/account balances. Perform review of various reconciliations performed by others and follow up and resolve outstanding variances or issues. Prepare monthly intercompany statements and distribute statements to operating companies. Reconcile ending statement balances to general ledger and confirm operating companies’ month-end balances agree for proper elimination during the month end consolidation. Research and apply financial accounting standards to specific transactions/situations/scenarios. Evaluate, assess, and comply with internal controls and company policies. Identifies, recommends, and implements process improvements and policy updates. Oversee global accounts payable process for all Global entities, be familiar with all currencies and equivalents. Know the A/P process and be able to find areas of improvement, renegotiate procedures, create SOPs to improve efficiencies across all affected departments for processing. Support monthly consolidation of financial statements, annual audits, tax return filings, budgets, and ERP implementation. Assist with processing expense reports, reconciling transactions and payments to credit card statements. Serve as financial liaison to end users of financial statements. Respond to requests from administration, department managers, and other finance personnel. Participate in special projects as necessary. Manage apprenticeship personnel, finance assistants, and new staff members. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent analytical degree required – desirable AAT Level 4 – desirable ACCA – part qualified – desirable CIMA – part qualified – desirable Experience/Knowledge 4+ years experience in accounting – desirable Working knowledge and experience with an accounting software system – desirable Proficiency with 10-key touch calculator – desirable Advanced Excel Skills, and high level of systems proficiency – desirable Team members are entitled to the following Company funded benefits: Competitive salary Single Private Medical Cover (with the option to select family cover at an additional cost) 3x basic salary life assurance cover Enhance employer pension contributions 24 days paid holiday Free onsite Company gym (Hereford campus) *Prometheus Medical Ltd. part of Safeguard Medical have received 2 Queens Awards for innovation. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: Company pension On-site parking Private medical insurance Schedule: 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Reference ID: 2252