£ 40178 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Have a good knowledge of current financial reporting standards and best practice reporting processes and be able to provide technical advice as needed.
- Consult with external auditors to ensure that evidence and robust explanations are provided to support the audit.
- Provide support across the finance team as an advisor for technical accounting matters and make sure that all known technical accounting issues are dealt with in a timely and planned manner.
- Be part of a culture of teamwork and participation with colleagues within your own and wider teams.
- Review current systems and processes to make sure they incorporate the appropriate financial controls, and that system documentation is accurate and up to date.
- Be responsible for monthly reconciliations of ledger balances and making sure discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
- Maintain the fixed asset register, undertaking appropriate periodic impairment reviews and revaluation of assets, including review of useful economic life.
- Assist with payroll and pension tasks including collaborating with Principal Financial Accountant in the annual pay remit process to analyses various distribution options.
- Assist with the preparation of reports and papers to the Executive Committee and other management Boards/Committees
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- International accounting standards
- Looking for someone that is newly qualified, with up to date knowledge of international financial reporting standards.
- Experience of producing financial accounts on Excel and making technical accounting judgements and able to understand complex issues and analyses data
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