£350 - £450 Per day
Financial Accountant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- This role reports to the Deputy Group Finance Director and is responsible for the team that provides the financial accounting and accounting systems support.
- Leading the management and development of the financial ledgers and finance related systems.
- Managing the co-ordination and production of the formal statutory and regulatory consolidated financial statements.
- Provision of management and financial accounting support to the in-house subsidiaries.
- Managing the relationship with the external auditors.
- Leading the liaison with Finance Business Partners to provide strategic taxation advice and guidance to individual Units.
- Owning and driving the development and enhancement of the financial systems and their use, including maintaining and developing coding structures.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- A CCAB qualified accountant
- Financial accounting technical expertise coupled with experience of a regulatory sector and institutional governance
- High level understanding of taxation within the Higher Education or charitable sector including VAT, corporation tax and employment taxes
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel
- Proven experience of leading, implementing and driving continuous improvements, including working with IT and other stakeholders
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