Job Information
Element Materials Technology Accountant in Centreville, Virginia
Overview
Element has an opportunity for a Accountant to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your Accountancy career within a Global TIC business.
Responsibilities
Month-end management accounts preparation
Review and posting of accruals & prepayments
Payroll, sales adjustments
Review, challenge & posting of finance manager journals
Upload of P&Ls, Working Capital and Aged Debtors information into Cognos (Grp reporting system) and ensuring reconciliation to GL
Review month end reconciliations (incl Net Sales)
Inter-company accounting for group companies
Support the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for European central functions
Capital projects approval tracking and expenditure reporting
Provide support to Finance Manager, Grp Tax Manager & UK labs on VAT / statutory reporting as required
Provide monthly reporting and analysis to Sector businesses and labs as required
Provide KPI monitoring and reporting for the Reporting team
Support of internal / external audit processes & ensure an effective control environment
Ad hoc duties as and when required to support ESS finance applications and initiatives
Skills / Qualifications
Degree or professional qualification in accounting beneficial
Will consider candidates who are qualified by experience
Experience of working in a similar position
Good systems and accounting experience essential
Navision / Cognos experience desirable (although training will be provided)
European accounting experience desirable
Teamwork and effective communication within a team
Ability to challenge and question accounting treatments
Self-starter, works own initiative and proactive
Self-confident in their own ability and in their accounting knowledge
Attention to detail especially regarding VAT and GL transactions
Positive, can-do attitude
Company Overview
Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity Statement
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
Job Locations US-VA-Centreville
ID 2024-13630