Junior Financial Accountant

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About Us

Liberty Global Shared Service Centre (LGSSC) acts as a central specialty service supporting the wider Liberty Global group with specialisms in areas of Finance, Accounting, People, Legal & Systems. This central team supports a number of businesses across the Liberty Global footprint including Virgin Media.

It is an exciting time to join us on our journey as we continue to grow our services; offering a wide range of opportunities to experienced talent who embrace a culture of change & collaboration.

Liberty Global is one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communication companies, with operations in six European countries under the consumer brands Virgin Media, Telenet and UPC.

We invest in the infrastructure and platforms that empower our customers to make the most of the digital revolution. Our substantial scale and commitment to innovation enable us to develop market-leading products delivered through next-generation, fibre-based networks that connects 11 million customers subscribing to 25 million TV, broadband internet and telephone services. We also serve 6 million mobile subscribers and offer WiFi service through millions of access points across our footprint. In addition, Liberty Global owns 50% of VodafoneZiggo, a joint venture in the Netherlands with 4 million customers subscribing to 10 million fixed-line and 5 million mobile services, as well as significant content investments in ITV, All3Media, ITI Neovision LionsGate, Formula E racing series and several regional sports networks.

We’re always looking for great talent that wants to Grow With Us.

If you’re the kind of person who embraces change, challenges the status quo and has a “sky’s the limit” attitude, then our place is your place. Come and join us!

JOB PURPOSE

Liberty Global’s Central function comprises of a number of holding and operational entities operating in multiple currencies and jurisdictions. The holding entities hold investments in Liberty Global’s operations e.g. Vodafone Ziggo and Virgin Media; and the operational entities procure and develop software on behalf of the group. The Liberty Global Central Financial Accounts team within the LGSSC performs non-trade accounting (below operating profit) for these entities on both a standalone and group basis. This includes fixed assets, vendor finance, cash, group reporting and minority investments.

The Financial Accounts Accountant role has been created by the planned reshore of the Liberty Global Shared Service Centre’s offshore operations in Bangalore, India to Bradford, UK. The role will suit an individual with an interest in a career in finance and who wishes to pursue an accountancy qualification. The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail, be deadline focused and with an aptitude for process improvement and simplification. Candidates who have started their studies for an accounting qualification (e.g. AAT / ACCA / ACA / CIMA) and wish to continue will be considered for this position.

Key Accountabilities

Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

• Month end accounting for Liberty Global Central including preparing journals
• Data processing e.g. raising invoices or performing daily bank reconciliations
• SOX compliance
• Participation in ad-hoc projects driven by wider group restructuring e.g. planned sale of 50% stake in Virgin Media to Telefonica, and transition of accounting from intercompany to joint venture; ERP migration from Oracle r11 to Oracle r12
• Knowledge transfer / reshore activities:
  
• Transition activities from Bangalore, India to Bradford, UK, ensuring no reduction in outputs
• Improve processes, driving simplification and automation of intercompany accounting
  

Knowledge & Experience

PREFERRED EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong excel skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience of delivering to deadlines
  

Skills & Abilities

• Assurance mindset – the ability to review accurately, but also to identify risks in processes and reconciliations and articulate/resolve/mitigate these as part of the monthly accounting cycle
• Communicator - to provide clear and meaningful interpretation of analysis conducted. To be able to lead and control meetings with senior stakeholders
• Stakeholdering – to be able to understand finance and operational stakeholder’s needs and requirements in order to provide excellent customer service. To understand the correct balance between challenge and support of these stakeholders in order to raise both the profile and external perception of the team
• Collaboration – working across internal and external teams in multiple locations to deliver improvements and best practice within the team
• Self- motivated - Well-organised, adaptable and resilient. Responds to challenging priorities with a sense of urgency and pace. Ability to work under pressure
• Solution driven - creative thinker, open to change and different ways of doing things
• Develops great relationships, is straight up and fair, always credible, accessible and approachable. Is mindful of the commercial aspects and impacts on people
• Always tries to delightfully surprise and exceed expectations, capable self starter & proactive, stand by decisions and actions, commit to things that are delivered
• Always look for ways to improve the service or experience given, is insatiably curious and works creatively to challenge the status quo and make decisions
• Through heartfelt service puts people first, shows energy and enthusiasm in their job commitment to working in a smart, collaborative & efficient way to deliver business value.
• Providing red hot sensational service in everything we do, professionalism and always thinking of the best way to partner the business effectively
• Create a smart disruption by challenging the way things are done, having a critical eye, learning from activities and being prepared to try new ways of doing things. Ability to adopt a consultative approach with our partners
• Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.