Job Title: Junior Financial Accountant
Location: Maidenhead
About RWS:
RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.
Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.
Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

About The Role:
RWS is seeking a Part-Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Junior Financial Accountant to support their European business.  The team operates in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, functioning as a proactive business partner and assisting the business leaders with their accounting and compliance responsibilities.  We are a profitable and growing mid-sized company that offers translation and localization technology and services. 
The position will form part of a team who are responsible for the accounting of the European entities. 

Responsibilities:

As a Junior Financial Accountant for a cluster of EMEA countries, you will be responsible for the accurate reporting of the required entities as well as completing ‘value adding’ analysis on the balances presented. Statutory filings of accounts and local taxes are also required. You will also be working with in-country external accountants.

Duties
* Assisting in the financial accounting and reporting of a cluster of countries with several legal entities under IFRS and local GAAP.
* Working with the Senior Financial Controller, the tax team and external providers to ensure all external reporting is completed accurately and on time
* Preparation and posting of journals
* Preparation of month-end tasks
* Assisting with the management and coordination of internal and external audits
* Assisting with cashflow
* Reviewing payroll
* Completing balance sheet reconciliations
* Insightful analysis of performance
* Building and fostering relationships with group finance, commercial finance and senior business leads
* Finance projects
* Adhoc items as requested

Requirements:
* Part-Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
* Basic Excel skills (formulas and presentation)
* Excellent attention to detail, commitment to accuracy and quality
* Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
* Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines
* Fluent language skills would be a desirable skill set - (e.g French, Dutch, German, Arabic, Italian - all languages will be considered)
* Experience with Great Plains beneficial

Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives  us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch 
 
As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. 

We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

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