£ 1329 Per hour
Accountant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- Producing timely monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and balance sheet reconciliations
- Ensuring the accounts are accurate, relevant, and in accordance with the company’s policies
- Reporting through the finance function, exercising appropriate governance to safeguard the company’s financial position
- Preparing the annual statutory accounts
- Managing the year end audit process
- Providing year-end statutory information as requested by the company
- Liaising with auditors, ensuring thorough understanding of relevant accounting policies
- Conducting daily journal/cashbook postings and forecasting
- Taking responsibility for purchase ledger and payment processes, checking invoices and retentions/deductions have been done correctly
- Preparing bank reconciliations/balance sheet reconciliations to a high level
- Reviewing intercompany re-charges
- Working closely with the project teams in the production of project cost to date analysis
- Ensuring costs are accurately recorded on a day-to-day basis
- Supporting/preparing information required for the quarterly forecast process
- Ensuring the integrity of the accounting system and processes including reconciliation of control accounts and the other Balance Sheet accounts
- Creating new processes and templates to help streamline with financial management/statutory accounting processes
- Creating robust process notes, aligning with business continuity goals
- Managing CIS returns
- Any other relevant duties as required
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Successful applicants must be a newly qualified accountant with either ACA, ACCA, or ACMA certification.
- You must be skilled in using Microsoft Excel, as well as working knowledge of formulae including Vlookups, and the ability to pick up accounting/general ledger systems including Xero.
- You must also have knowledge of international accounting policies specifically related to the housing sector.
Reference no: 109954