Vonage Finance Mission: We are a critical player in contributing to both short-term and long-term business decisions. We oversee and provide timely and accurate financial information across the organization, to leaders, decision-makers and external stakeholders. We protect company assets, both real and intangible, and ensure financial compliance with international laws. We serve as an indispensable business partner on topics requiring economic, financial and fiduciary inputs and expertise.

Why this Role Matters

Corporate Accounting ensures Financial Statements are prepared and submitted in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting and Company policies. Due to strict deadlines across the organization, we perform our tasks in the most efficient way possible while maintaining accuracy and necessary strong partnership across the Group.

This role is based in our London office location and is a hybrid schedule.

What you will do, but not limited to

• Lead support to the International Senior Accounting Manager in preparation of annual financial statements and coordinating external service providers where we have outsourced local account preparation and filling.
• Support external auditors with annual audits, preparing and organizing audit schedules as required, as well as collating supporting documents from sample testing across P&L & Balance Sheet.
• Support a standardization of the accounting for outsourced accounting service to scale-up.
• Support accounting initiatives to scale and streamline international accounting; including leveraging b/s reconciliation tools, use of Oracle local ledgers, and potential adoption of IFRS across non-US entities.
• Preparation and Review balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Creation of Purchase Orders for the international entities and any other ad hoc items
• Provide support to Tax team for tax returns, both income and sales tax
• Completing tax questionnaires as required and conducting analytical reviews of certain key accounts to assist third party tax advisors in the preparation of the tax returns
• Lead the preparation and submission of employee benefit returns or assist third party accountants with the collation of return as required (i.e. PSA in the UK)
• Support international accounting with month-end reconciliation and processes as required.
• As required, collaborate with an outsourced accounting service where process training or development is required, or provide cover for key accounting tasks.
• Assist in Managing the entire Monthly, Quarterly & Year-End close Process
• Complete, review and support Financial Statements Presentation in accordance with Appropriate Accounting Standards
• Preparation of Account Reconciliations in support of the financial statements
• Analytical review of Financial Statements
• Reporting and Analysis Preparation and discussions
• General Controller support
• Manage Company Account Reconciliation Process
• Work Directly with Internal & External Audit teams to ensure all requests fulfilled

What you will bring

• Demonstrated experience creating financial spreadsheets, charts and reports
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills with ability to confidently and effectively communicate to all levels of the company
• Positive attitude and ability to work well within a team environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills.
• Experience extracting statistical and informative reports from a financial system.
• Comfort in communicating complex financial information to non-financial audiences and decision makers
• Analytical skills to evaluate and interpret financial information
• Knowledge of accounting and related data management systems,
• Ability to multitask, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

What is required for application

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA part-qualified or qualified Preferred
• Experience coordinating with auditors and familiarity with the audit process
• Minimum 2 - 4+ years required in Corporate Accounting
• Experience working with International Legal Entities is a must 
• Able to meet deadlines with excellent attention to detail
• Oracle Fusion, Smartview experience preferred (Multi facet accounting software I.e. Oracle, SAP, etc.)
• Advanced Excel Skills, Google sheets
• Experience in Auditing

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