Job Description

This role will play a crucial part in supporting the Senior Finance Manager. As an experienced Accountant you will support the smooth production of all statutory submissions & returns along with production of accurate and complete financial statements.

The role

• Ensure all key balance sheet nominals are reconciled
• Oversee the bank reconciliation to make sure it is fully reconciled
• Ensure stock accounting, reconciliation's and valuation is correct. Working closely with other departments on issue resolution and process/system improvements.

• Credit control including the issue of customer statements, allocating cash receipts, and chasing overdue debt
• Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring assets are held within the business, and correct application of additions, disposals, depreciation, and impairment
• Complete on a timely basis the tax returns for VAT, PAYE and corporation tax
• Support the annual audit process by providing accurate year end schedule and working closely with the external auditors
• Support Senior Finance team with maintaining accounting policies, procedures, internal controls for the General Ledger area.
• SAP Expert, development and maintenance of the system, and maximisation of value from accounting system.
• KPI reporting

• Other

• Work closely with the Property Accountant to ensure accounting for investment companies is correct and complete. Act as backup during time of absence of the Property Accountant
• Involved ad hoc finance projects and respond to / report on ad hoc requests for information.
• Constantly aim to improve the way finance processes are performed
• Understand key tasks performed by other finance members, so that with absences or urgencies you can temporarily fill in and supported.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Part Qualified or Newly Qualified ACCA Previous experience working in an General Ledger function (FMCG or Retail sector preferred) Excellent attention to detail and administration skills Experience using SAP and/or other ERP systems Excellent written and verbal communication skills Must be IT literate: Microsoft suite Strong team player Proactive, self starter