Job Description

Company is an employee owned organisation that delivers success through innovation, working with public sector partners to help them transform services that make a real difference to millions of people across the UK. We are one of the UK's most innovative IT services providers, delivering transformation through a suite of world-class citizen-centric technology products as well as centres of operational excellence around the UK.

At company, we are passionate about people who are passionate about technology and digital disruption. We pride ourselves on our integrity towards our colleagues and our clients, and strive to be the transformation and operating partner of choice to the public sector.

We are collaborative in the way we work, and our agile and fast paced environment poses a number of opportunities for exposure to new technologies and ways of working. As an Employee Owned business, our people are our main asset, and everyone has a say in the direction that the business is heading.

Purpose of the role

We are looking for an experienced Group Accountant to join our Finance team at our Head Office in Hammersmith. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this role will be providing support across our Central Finance functions and you will be the go to person to Corporate Budget holders and Senior Leadership team.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Prepare monthly management accounts for all Group corporate overhead areas
• Prepare annual budget and forecasts for all Group corporate overhead areas
• Liaise and provide guidance to multiple budget holders and stakeholders for department specific improvement or reporting projects
• Approval of costs and invoices related to corporate overheads
• Working closely with Group FC managing statutory audit
• Assisting Group FC with preparation of statutory accounts at year end for the Group and individual entities
• Balance sheet reconciliations review
• Manage and develop the Group's cash forecasting processes and procedures with the Finance community, forecasting cash flow receipts and payments, anticipating challenges arising from cash flow movements
• Managing daily cash balances, responsible for ensuring that the Group's cash flow is adequate to allow it to operate effectively and minimise interest payments
• Managing relationships with banks and completion of bank administrative tasks as required
• Working with CFO, Group FC and FP&A manager with various ad-hoc improvement projects
• Sample check of bi-monthly T&E payment run before approving payments
• Approving supplier and contractor payment runs on banking portal
• Assisting with technical queries and review of policy documents as required
• Approval of costs and invoices related to corporate overheads

Qualifications / Experience

• Qualified / newly qualified accountant ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent
• Educated to degree level
• Experience producing management accounts for multiple business units
• Performing reconciliations of general ledger accounts
• Ability to communicate financial matters to non-financial staff
• Experience of developing, analysing and forecasting cash flow requirements
• Experience with external audit and liaising with external auditors
• Experience of producing statutory accounts
• Advanced excel

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary and reward package, we offer the below core benefits to all employee-owners:

• Competitive salary
• Pension Scheme
• Health Insurance
• Being an Employee Owner as part of the Employee Ownership Trust
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working
• Access to exclusive discounts and offers with a variety of retail providers through company "Perks at Work" scheme

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified / newly qualified accountant ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent • Educated to degree level • Experience producing management accounts for multiple business units • Performing reconciliations of general ledger accounts • Ability to communicate financial matters to non-financial staff • Experience of developing, analysing and forecasting cash flow requirements • Experience with external audit and liaising with external auditors • Experience of producing statutory accounts • Advanced excel