Job Description

You will lead the Financial Accounting team, overseeing all activities and ensuring the smooth execution of this function. There is also plenty of opportunity to develop the function, implementing changing and streamlining the current processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining the Financial Statements to a high standard
• Accountable for submitting Statutory Accounts and Tax returns to mandated deadlines
• Owning the relationship with the banks, and ensuring strict anti-fraud processes are in place for payments
• Working collaboratively and openly with the controlling department on month end
• Maintain process documentation for areas such as asset disposal, journal approvals, bad debt write-off
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with other department ensuring the provision of a positive and professional service that enables the progression of the Financial strategy
• Ensuring compliance with financial controls and acting as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, assisting where necessary and appropriate
• Overseeing and approving journal entries, reconciliations of financial statements and accounts, and ensure data accuracy.
• Maintaining good working relationships with all members as well as our partners, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Maintaining and updating the fixed assets database and intercompany recharge management

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• CIMA/ ACCA/ ACA Qualified accountant
• Meticulous attention to detail and precise record keeping skills
• Highly proficient in excel with excellent working knowledge of accounting software packages and the ability to handle and integrate complex data sources, both manual and electronic
• Good working knowledge of UK tax, auditing, and commercial regulatory rules
• Build strong relationships, mentoring and motivating, creating a team spirit
• Flexible in the way you think, making decisions efficiently and handling change to ensure everything we do is right for our partners and the company
• Self-motivation, resilience, and a positive change champion in a fast-paced environment that requires flexibility and adapting
• Passion for high-end cuisine and a love for food is desirable