Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Cash management - Liquidity; Short term and long-term Forecasting Intercompany; variance to prior forecast; Ledger to model reconciliation
- Manages sweeps between current and cash pool accounts to provide required liquidity in desired accounts
- Manages currency purchasing - proposes level of currency held/vs hedging etc.
- Forecasting, Planning & process control inventory; Forecasting, Planning & Process control Capital Expenditure
- Opportunity management, reporting, Currency requirement; Working cap management and challenges operationally
- Operates a weekly/monthly cash forecasting model by delving deep into all aspects of Finance operations to model accurately
- - Responsible for overview or preparation of daily cash position v`s forecast to senior Finance team.
- Issue a period cash report to Finance management and Group Treasury clearly articulating the assumptions and requirements in line with Group reporting calendar
- Monitors and manages movements vs prior forecast, highlighting any risks and major cash items.
- Regularly liaise with Group Treasury to ensure excellent communication and understanding with Group and feedback to senior finance team
- Leads implementation on banking projects. For example, new bank accounts or currency purchasing/New system projects
- Responsibility for timely and accurate HMRC calculations and submissions (PSA, Corporation TAX, VAT; etc.)
- Accountability over application of accounting policies
- Identifies, improves and review processes; recommends automation; sets up new processes and controls
- Preparation of quarterly group Tax reporting package
- Forecast corporation tax for budgeting and cash purposes.
- Proposes quarterly corporation tax payment on account.
- Co-ordinates completion of annual compliance requirements
- Recommends system developments for automation, improved data capture, and efficient regulatory submissions
- Works with internal/group risk team; supports identification and mitigation of risks
- Provides auditory and SOX support around cash management policies/procedures and process controls
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified accountant (eg ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
- Proven relevant accounting experience and bookkeeping skills
- Advanced MS skills are essential; other analytical packages including visualization tools (Tableau) are a plus and option
- Highly motivated, capable of working on own initiative; as individual or part of a team
- Industry experience is a plus; retail experience is sought after.
- Problem solving skills and high level of numeracy and attention to detail
- Strong communication at all levels and disciplines and organizational skills. Plus thinking to logically question and proactively flag potential issues, thoroughness, and problem-solving attitude.
- Resourceful, self-motivated with ability to manage multiple deliverables
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