£35000 - £40000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Helping to support accounts assistants in all branches.
- Responsibility for the preparation of the monthly Accounts pack covering all companies in the group, including:
- Consolidated and individuals and Balance Sheets.
- Undertaking end-of-month procedures i.e., running of Trial Balance, Profit/Loss and Balance Sheet.
- Prepare and enter month end journals.
- Reconciliation of all accounts monthly.
- Supervise and assist where necessary with data entry onto Sage accounting system.
- Responsibility for management of the month end timetable and ensuring timeliness of the month end work.
- Ensuring that systems are up to date on a timely basis between major accounting deadlines. For instance, customer/supplier invoices and payments made/received are entered onto the system in a reasonable timeframe.
- Authorize supplier runs and the associated payments.
- Help to ensure that appropriate systems, processes, and internal controls are implemented and maintained in all the relevant areas of Finance.
- This will include utilizing systems knowledge (including our internal system Office Manager) to improve efficiency of processes.
- Conducting internal audits as appropriate and ensuring processes are appropriately documented.
- Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns.
- Submission of other recurring tasks such as Office of National Statistics submissions etc.
- Liaison with auditors (and other external parties) and preparation of required schedules.
- This includes the yearly audit of the financial statements and other more ad hoc requests such as Account Receivable audits, reviews by lenders etc.
- Control of invoice discounting facility.
- Control of asset backed finance.
- Including all areas from correctly recording the contracts initially to notification of disposals to the lenders.
- Special projects and ad hoc tasks as required.
- Any further one off or recurring tasks reasonably expected of the Financial Accountant position.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified with previous professional services or management reporting experience.
- Diligent and hard working.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with good judgement, logical decision making, and a hands-on approach.
- Computer literate with excellent excel skills and
- Experience with modern accounting systems
Reference no: 108401