Financial Accountant
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United Kingdom - London - South East England -
£ 120000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Role reports into Chief Financial Officer, but also has responsibility for a team of three that report into Head of Finance
- Joint responsibility for development and management of this team
- Leading interaction with key investor counterparts within the relevant finance teams
- Oversight of outsourced accounting team to ensure correct capture of transactions and day-to-day business operations across portfolio entities
- Oversight of preparation and review of Monthly, Quarterly Management accounts for joint venture entities
- Oversight of preparation and review of statutory accounts by relevant administrators and accounting team
- Oversight of preparation and review of Group management accounts
- ead the production of quarterly Board Packs and investor reporting
- Running annual audit process of companies, joint venture structures and discretionary Fund,
- Overseeing the preparation and reviewing local tax applications and filings in conjunction with relevant tax advisers
- Overseeing the preparation and reviewing VAT returns and filings
- UK Corporation tax returns and review (in conjunction with relevant tax advisers)
- CIS returns (in conjunction with relevant tax advisers)
- End to end oversight and prudent management of all cash in the structures
- Approval of invoices via invoice management system
- Reviewing payments and, where necessary, uploading into relevant systems for payment
- Bank account review and cash forecasting
- Rent account review and sweep (with assistance from property managers)
- Development actual to budget variance review
- Review of monthly payroll from external payroll specialist
- Working closely with existing and new lenders regarding existing and prospective loan facilities
- Checking and preparing interest and hedging notifications
- Leading the quarterly debt covenant compliance reporting
- Forecasting covenant compliance
- Assisting with the due diligence and structuring processes
- Liaising with investors, accountants and administrators to ensure funding and drawdowns
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities