Senior Accountant - Group

Senior Accountant - Group
YouGov - Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Job Type
Full-time
Full Job Description
Company Description

YouGov is an international market research and data analytics group.

Our mission is to supply a continuous stream of accurate data and insight into what the world thinks, so that companies, governments and institutions can better serve the people and communities that sustain them.

We have the best data and the best tools. We continuously challenge conventional approaches to research, and we disrupt our industry to ensure that our clients always get the best solutions.

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, and bring these values into everything that we do.

Each day, our highly engaged proprietary global panel of over 15 million people provides us with thousands of data points on consumer opinions, attitudes and behaviours. We combine this continuous stream of data with our research expertise to provide insights that enable intelligent decision-making and informed conversations.

With operations in the UK, North America, Mainland Europe, the Nordics, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, YouGov has one of the world’s largest research networks.

The Culture

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to YouGov. We are committed to giving the world a voice by capturing the opinions of all groups, including the ones that are often under-represented in research. We are also committed to making sure that our products and tools are free from any bias, as accuracy is key to what we do. None of the above can be done without having a truly diverse workforce, in an inclusive workplace. We are very keen on attracting and retaining the best talent. And best talent also means a diverse pool of talent, with various backgrounds and perspectives.

Supporting the wellbeing of our staff, including maintaining a good work and life balance, is important to us. We support flexible working arrangements where appropriate for a role, with many locations offering a hybrid office-and-remote working approach.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.


Job Description

Assist with the group consolidation of over 50 entities (including more than 25 trading entities)
Preparation of Group and Parent Co ETBs and supporting schedules at year-end and half year
Assist with production of the back half of the Annual Report & Accounts
Ensure that intercompany balances are effectively eliminated
Provide analysis for trading and below the line FX in the income statement
Monitor the month-end timetable to ensure compliance across the finance teams and timely reporting of the month-end numbers to senior management
Review of Group intercompany matrix, and following up discrepancies with transactional teams
Maintain reconciliations for below the line income statement items ie exceptional costs and interest
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for other Group items (ie leases)
Prepare and maintain acquisition accounting entries
Lead income statement and balance sheet review calls with regional teams
Assist with maintaining schedules for share-based payments and share based payment accounting entries
Support projects to standardise and improve financial controls across the group
Assist internal and external auditors with audit requests

Qualifications

Qualified ACA (or equivalent) from a Top 20 accountancy firm
5+ years PQE in industry with experience of IFRS and financial consolidation
Experience of preparing financial statements and disclosures under IFRS
Experience of using NetSuite, Adaptive Planning and Power BI
Exposure to share-based payments accounting desirable
Attention to detail to ensure accounting entries are correct
Strong communication skills and service orientation/responsiveness
Excellent Excel skills
Deal with audit questions (previous experience as an auditor would be very useful)
Accounting for acquisitions and goodwill
Experience in preparing preliminary results statement

Additional Information

Working hours: 11.00am- 8.00pm Mumbai time

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