Graduate Financial Accountant

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team. Company Summary: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR), a global Fintech leader with over $19 billion in market capitalisation and a part of the S&P 500® Index, is a leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and corporate issuers. Broadridge provides an important infrastructure that powers the financial services industry and employs over 13,000 associates in over 20 countries. For more information about Broadridge, please visit Broadridge.com/.
Role Summary: As part of supporting its continued international growth, Broadridge is looking to implement a best in class controllership function throughout EMEA. A key element of this continued development is the recruitment of a recent graduate to join our UK/Ireland based team, to enable this process to be accelerated.
You will be involved in the delivery of timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financials, whilst ensuring the EMEA entities adhere to all local statutory requirements from an accounting, tax and VAT perspective. This is an exciting opportunity which will include company sponsorship of completing the ACCA qualification, whereby as you progress through your professional qualification, learn new skills and progress in the role, your salary will be reviewed twice a year throughout the three year program, bringing you to market rate once fully qualified. Additional benefits include the ability to buy and sell holiday, gym subsidy and volunteer days, amongst others. This is a growing team within a supportive, friendly and sociable environment, with the role offering exposure to all aspects of the Financial Controllership function.
Key Tasks:

• Assist with the timely and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts;
• Assist in the operation of the Accounts Payable function;
• Assist with the preparation of Statutory accounts and point of contact for auditors;
• Involvement in detailed balance sheet reviews;
• Work with senior members of the finance team and tax advisors to ensure compliance in corporate tax including filing of tax returns;
• Work with senior members of the finance team to ensure compliance in key areas such as transfer pricing, Sarbanes Oxley legislation, Company Secretarial etc., including liaising with external advisors;
• Support with the preparation of VAT reporting calculations and filings;
• Support with ensuring effective internal controls and processes operate in the company (and are compliant with Sarbanes Oxley legislation); and
• Other projects/duties as requested by the Financial Controller.

Qualification and experience:

• You must be eligible to work in the UK
• You should be a recent graduate and have achieved or be expecting a 2:1 and above in a relevant subject e.g. Accounting, Business, Mathematics, Economics
• This is an entry level role for someone looking to complete ACCA or CIMA qualifications with company sponsorship
• The ability to deal constructively with unexpected challenges or sudden changes in priorities; and
• Good Excel skills a minimum requirement (e.g. competent in the use of pivots/vlookups etc.).