Accounts Assistant - General Ledger (Fixed-Term Contract)

Actively assisting our General Leader team, you'll help ensure the closing of each period end is on time, performed to the highest quality and meets IFRS requirements.

In particular, you'll take responsibility for Cost and Profit Centre allocations, Accruals and Prepayments through GRIR process, Regrouping of Assets and Liabilities, VAT Reclassification and Foreign Currency Revaluation/Translation. You must also ensure Japanese Sarbanes Oxley (JSOX) compliance and actively support the General Ledger Team Lead during quarterly external audit fieldwork. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months, however this could lead to a full-time position.

What we're looking for
With a proven track record in an accounting role, which included financial accounting, you'll ideally be educated to degree standard or equivalent and working towards a recognised accountancy qualification. Highly analytical in your approach, you'll be highly flexible and know how to meet tight deadlines, even when under pressure. Consistently able to produce accurate financial data, you'll be a strong team player and ideally have some SAP experience. We may also consider the right candidate for a full-time position.

You may have experience in the following accounting roles: Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, General Ledger Assistant, Assistant Accountant etc

The company
JTI is a leading global tobacco company operating in over 120 countries worldwide. One of the fastest growing international industry players over a ten year period, we market world-renowned brands such as Winston, Camel, Silk Cut and Benson & Hedges.