Job Introduction
Join a company with over 135 successful years of creating high quality premium brands. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Staff Accountant to assist with executing daily and monthly accounting activities related to the recording and reconciliation of activity on the balance sheet and general ledger. In this role, you will ensure the credibility and accuracy of our various accounts, including assistance with excise tax filings and intercompany transactions. Our ideal candidate will be able to work within the Accounting team and cross functionally with Marketing Finance, Commercial Finance, Operations and Customer Relations to ensure overall reporting accuracy.
Main Responsibility
As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for completing month-end postings for general accounting, marketing and commercial finance according to established policy. Alongside the Accounting Director, you will also ensure the General Ledger is accurate and reconciled correctly. The Staff Accountant will assist the Accounting team with tax filings, expense tracking, intercompany transactions and monthly reporting.
Our Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will have proven analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, a positive attitude and will need to be comfortable communicating and interacting with members in the wider Finance team.
Skills and qualifications include:
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience with G/L and financial accounting.
- Experience in balance sheet analysis along with related P/L accounts
- Familiarity with company accounting & reporting processes and systems
- Knowledge of accounting principles and practices
- Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point).
- Advanced Excel skills (formulas, formatting, charting, pivot tables and reporting).
- Experience in Accounting Practices up to and including Trial Balance.
- Knowledge of financial reporting
- Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills and proven analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Self-motivator with high attention to detail
- Bachelor’s degree necessary
- Master’s or CPA a plus
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous vacation entitlement.
- Comprehensive Private Healthcare that includes Medical, Dental & Vision
- Our employees can join our 401(k) savings plan. The company matches employees’ contribution up to 5%, in addition to a Discretionary Contribution.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life and AD&D cover is a multiple of three times your annual basic salary.
- Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. We’re proud to provide equal opportunity to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, family medical history or genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.
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