Job Description

Full Time Permanent

 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a newly or nearly qualified accountant looking to make the first move away from practice to a commercial environment. You will be working as part of a large vibrant team in this World leading Marketing Communications Company that actively promotes from within and provides employees with a wide range of development and training opportunities. You will be ACCA or ACA qualified with a background in financial and management accounts.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

You will have responsibility for one of the most high profile entities in the group exposing you to some of the most high profile people in the business.

 

Planning

• Responsible for coordination and delivery of the monthly forecasts and annual budgets for selected corporate entities

• Responsible for submission and reporting in Hyperion

 

Management Accounts for Corporate Entities

• You will take responsibility for the preparation of the management accounts for the corporate entities including submission to Hyperion

• You’ll review analysis of the monthly P&L and variances to forecast, and produce commentary on material variances

• You will review analysis of all balance sheet lines including accruals, bank reconciliation etc. for these entities monthly

• Approve journals to be posted onto the finance system.

• Review and lead reporting deliverables from the outsourced team

• Ensure management accounts are signed off on a monthly basis by senior management team

• Prepare various reports and analyse accounts in order to understand activity within the month

 

Statutory Reporting

• Prepare the financial statements for the corporate entities including the reconciliation of US to UK GAAP

• Preparation of consolidated accounts, if required

• Be the primary contact for audit of the corporate entities

 

Tax

• Perform monthly tax account reconciliations

• Responsible for VAT and EC sales list submission to HMRC on a quarterly basis and timely payments to HMRC

• Responsible for the completion of the annual internal tax questionnaires and templates

• Prepare the consolidated tax templates

• Track short term business visitors and submit annual report as required

• Responsible for the annual PSA and P11d calculations and submissions

 

Consolidation

• Ensure all HFM entities report month results and forecast in line with deadlines

• Prepare consolidation and adjustments, and process these in Hyperion

• Ensure intercompany matching at month end

• Ensure all system validations and checks are complete prior to submission

• Responsible for producing monthly consolidation files

 

Person Specification:

• Strong double entry bookkeeping knowledge is essential in this role

• Good working knowledge of Excel

• Experience of Hyperion is beneficial but not essential (will be offered training)

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX is beneficial but training will be offered

• Strong analytical skills

• Takes pride in great work, able to prioritise workload and delivers results

• Takes responsibility of timely delivering to the deadline

• Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and environment

• Pro-active and with a can-do attitude and able to handle tasks and drive results without close supervision

• A team player who actively supports others around them but also with ability to work independently

• Strong interpersonal skills; able to communicate at all levels

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong double entry bookkeeping knowledge is essential in this role • Good working knowledge of Excel • Experience of Hyperion is beneficial but not essential (will be offered training) • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX is beneficial but training will be offered • Strong analytical skills • Takes pride in great work, able to prioritise workload and delivers results • Takes responsibility of timely delivering to the deadline • Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and environment • Pro-active and with a can-do attitude and able to handle tasks and drive results without close supervision • A team player who actively supports others around them but also with ability to work independently • Strong interpersonal skills; able to communicate at all levels