Financial Accountant EU

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Salary: £55k - £60k negotiable

The Finance department which sits in Corporate Services is a core support function for Cox Automotive across Europe.


The Finance team has responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the business, ensuring appropriate controls and governance measures are in place to minimise risk as well as providing in depth managing reporting and analytics to drive business decisions.


Further to the above, the Finance team is core to the delivery of strategic change, providing appropriate support as and when required.


In addition, the Finance team provide a point of contact to our parent company Cox Automotive Inc. (a US company) through the provision of financial and management information.

Scope of Role:


This role will be responsible for the Financial accounting, tax and financial compliance requirements of Cox Automotive Europe’s operations based outside of the UK, currently including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Poland.


These businesses transact vehicles B2B from 9 x selling countries in Europe to 30+ buying countries in Europe on a digital platform.


Your responsibilities will include:

Ensuring that the management accounting team’s accounting processes are in line with local GAAP and results are delivered in line with current local GAAP requirements using appropriate software, tool and advisors
Ensure that direct, indirect and local taxes are accounted for and declared on time and payments are made in line with local deadlines
Liaise with UK and US tax colleagues to ensure tax information is provided as required to meet international requirements
Ensure that transfer pricing agreements are adhered to and remain appropriate in the changing legislative landscape across Europe
Understand local invoicing requirements and ensure that accounting systems and processes align with any changes
Treasury management including cash flow forecasting and ensuring intercompany funding requirements are managed appropriately
Understand and maintain any adjustments to local GAAP
Also maintain and update accounting entries to align with UK and US group accounting requirements
Work closely with the management accounting and commercial FPA teams supporting the European businesses to ensure a joined-up provision of overall financial support.
Oversight of the balance sheet for all Non-UK entities, ensuring accurate monthly financial reporting and clear balance sheet reconciliations are performed to an appropriate standard by the management accounting teams.
Ownership of the annual financial statement requirements for all non-UK entities in scope of the role, ensuring that internal and external deadlines are met and that the financial statements meet the regulatory requirements in the relevant territory
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