Senior Accountant

Company:

Boeing United Kingdom Limited

Job ID:

00000438205

Date Posted:

2024-09-05

Location:

GBR - Bristol, UK

Job Description Qualifications:

BDUK Accountant

Purpose:

The UK & Ireland Accounting Team are looking for a Bristol based individual to join as a Senior Accountant.

Context:

The role will report to the UK Senior Accounting Manager.  We are seeking an experienced and proactive qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) to be the lead accountant for Boeing Defence UK Limited, a business that maintains the UK MOD’s fleet of Chinook’s, Apache’s, E7’s, P8’s and C17’s. The role has overall responsibility for month end close, technical accounting queries, statutory accounts preparation and point of contact for external auditors.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly accounting close cycle in accordance with Boeing established procedures and guidelines.

• Lead the annual preparation of statutory financial statements for BDUK ensuring compliant and timely filing

• Maintain robust and compliant controls & processes to ensure accurate reporting of both the P&L and Balance Sheet.

• Familiar with complex Extended Trial balances, able to prepare complex local GAAP adjustments, review draft tax provisions, provide GAAP to GAAP analysis

• Primary point of contact for the external auditors.

• Assist Finance and Business leaders with the co-ordination and accounting for new businesses, contracts, processes and accounting standards.

• Provide monthly and quarterly reporting/analysis on the financial position of BDUK.

• Provide support and input to Boeing International Accounting team goals and objectives and participate in initiatives that will benefit Boeing beyond the boundaries of the UK&I

The successful candidate will be able to work independently to manage the workload and task deadlines to a high standard of quality and efficiency, and will require strong collaboration skills to work across the wider finance and accounting functions both within the UK and US.

Education and experience:

Technical

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA)

• Advanced Accounting Theory and Knowledge, an advantage if have experience with:

  • Revenue recognition

  • Long term project accounting

  • Knowledge of complex accounting systems and reporting applications –SAP S4 HANA

• Significant experience in preparation of Statutory Financial Statements

• Compliance Focused

• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, PowerPivot knowledge an advantage

General

• Significant post qualified experience

• Experience in Aviation an advantage but not required

• Strong attention to detail

• Able to build positive relationships and focus on customer satisfaction

• Business (Financial) Acumen

• Strong Communication skills

Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

Relocation:

No relocation available

Export Control Requirement:

Not an export control position

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a safety sensitive position

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Experience Level:

Individual Contributor - 4

Job Type:

Regular

Job Code:

9AHCI4 (905)