£55000 - £60000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Oversee the financial strategic planning of the company by evaluating its performance and potential risks
- Oversee and aid in the monthly production of accurate and timely Management Accounts to meet reporting deadlines
- Prepare Annual Budget working closely with budget holders to enable accurate decision making and working
- Develop budgets that meet the requirements of company departments
- Management of the monthly accounting cycle with a deep understanding of the processes and requirements of a Stock and Sales Driven Business for example controlling Stock Quantity and Ageing profile
- Lead, mentor and coach a small, keen, finance team consisting to help them to thrive and grow ensuring that the appropriate levels of supervision is applied
- Prepare detailed reports on the company's financial performance
- Management of the annual audit process and liaise with external auditors
- Review and approve bank statement reconciliations and ensure that outstanding issues are resolved in a timely basis
- Responsibility for company compliance filings
- Recognize patterns in company spending, revenue, and recommend solutions to any problem areas
- Taking ownership and driving accounting processes to completion
- Support and management of all reporting to clients whether weekly, periodically, monthly or annually. Preparing Board packs, Forecasting and any further analysis requested Management of the monthly accounting cycle with a deep understanding of a Stock and Sales Driven Business
- Good knowledge and understanding with numerous E-commerce platforms such as Amazon.
- Develop process and rigorous financial control procedures
- To provide the management team with technical support necessary for the effective management and control of the business.
- Approve Supplier Payments
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Be ACA/ACCA qualified with a minimum of five years of combined accounting and finance experience within a commercial environment
- Commercial acumen is integral to this role
- Previous work experience in a similar role, including experience of providing financial control across a company
- Experience using Microsoft Navision would be highly beneficial
- Experience within a retail or manufacturing company
- Significant PQE gained in a medium sized company
- Advanced skills in Excel
- Ability to operate and implement change
- Extensive experience of working in a dynamic environment.
- Capability of challenging the status quo and reshaping the operational finance processes, financial management information, risk management and control
- Possess a firm but fair approach to challenge
- Strong communication with proven influencing skills
- A creative thinker and effective change manager, coupled with demonstrable ability to coach others
- An energetic self-starter and promoter of change
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, as the job will involve working alongside other managers of the business and Group Executive Directors
- Strong knowledge of accounting software and proficient in other Microsoft applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must possess a diplomatic, polite and business-like manner
- Well-organized individual used to working in a pressured environment
Reference no: 109023