Accounting Associateat CDW Careers (UK)

Description

Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.

CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organisations in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies: from start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.

CDW prides itself on being ‘People Who Get IT’ and ‘People who get People’. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Job Summary

A detail-oriented part-qualified accountant to perform and coordinate accounting duties within our organisation. The responsibilities include preparing journals entries to support month end close activities, performing account reconciliations, performing intercompany reconciliations, assisting with the performance of SOX control activities, assisting with audit preparations, preparing month-end close procedures, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.

The role will have a large focus on intercompany accounting, SOX control activities, transfer pricing, performing account reconciliations, and ad-hoc analysis. The role will need to work closely with multiple stakeholders across the UK and US accounting teams, and work to a tight close timeline.

A successful candidate must combine analytical skills with a working knowledge of accounting principles, and proficiency in Microsoft excel.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:
•    Preparing schedules for intercompany transactions and month end reporting
•    Prepare and post monthly journals for intercompany costs and reclassifications
•    Co-ordinate with wider finance team on a regular basis to obtain the required information for a timely month-end close.
•    Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts. Prepare monthly GL reconciliations on blackline and contribute in clean-up of balance sheet aged items.
•    Assisting with annual audit preparations.
•    Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
•    Performing other accounting duties.
•    Assist with analytical tasks, balance sheet risk reviews, and analytical reviews.

Qualifications, skills and experience
•    ACA [or SA equivalent] early/part qualified.
•    Working knowledge of US GAAP preferable, experience will be desirable but not necessary.
•    Experience of working in an accounting/finance function, preferably for a multinational organisation, with multi-currency experience preferred, or strong desire to learn.
•    Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and finance principles and practices.
•    Track record of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business, while meeting deadlines.
•    Proficient in Microsoft office applications with strong experience in Excel including VLOOKUP, and pivot tables.
 

Essential Attributes

•    Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment. 
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
•    Demonstrated excellent organisation, time management, and planning skills with critical attention to detail.
•    Demonstrated ability to build rapport and maintain productive working relationships.
•    Ability to work to tight deadlines and effectively prioritise tasks.
•    Self-motivated and confident working independently.
•    Results driven attitude.

Who we are:
CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small. 

What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers. 
CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.