Job Description

We are seeking to expand our Finance team with a talented Group / Commercial Accountant.

This role will be operational within the UK. There will be an expectation to work throughout sites in the UK yet based from our Ripponden Office.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Audit and PE House reporting

• Preparation of IFRS statutory accounts and disclosures.
• Preparation, coordination and submission of monthly PE reports and ad hoc requests
• Liaise with external partners to perform internal audit
• Act as a key contact for external auditors and assist in the co-ordination of the annual and interim audit and ensuring that all auditor queries are satisfactorily addressed
• Assist the Group Finance Manager in preparation of monthly consolidated accounts for the Group under IFRS
• Act as a key contact for external auditors and assist in the co-ordination of the annual and interim audit and ensuring that all auditor queries are satisfactorily addressed

Taxation

• Preparation of corporation tax computations for all Group companies
• Assisting the tax advisors with iXBRL tagging of the financial statements
• Liaise with external tax advisers for local and international tax matters
• Driving Tax protocol, best practice and process improvement

Control & Risk

• Develop control and risk frameworks addressing process and protocol
• Actively contribute as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee
• Improving controls over financial data, to include reconciliation activities and development of interim solutions
• Lead on standardization of accounting policies between all Group companies, focusing on best practice

Group Treasury & Banking

• Responsibility for timely and effective running of capital management activities
• Controls money transmission tools
• Reconciliation of Group bank accounts
• Troubleshooting within other wider Finance teams

Integration Projects

· Finance process integration and shared services optimization

Additional

• Ensure that the Group’s financial statements and annual report is delivered to a high standard with relevant disclosures in a timely manner
• Forward looking impact assessment of upcoming changes to IFRS
• Contribution to emerging Finance projects
• Assist the Group Finance Manager in preparation of monthly consolidated accounts for the Group under IFRS
• Assist in Group budget process mapping

Work remotely:

• No

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Post-Qualified qualified ACA, ACCA or equivalent (Circa 2 Years+) with multi-site audit background and strong technical accounting skills. IFRS experience. Tax experience. Group consolidation in multi-currencies experience. Strong analytical and IT skills particularly in excel. Be a strong, effective communicator, with a proven ability to build relationships. Ability to communicate with the Board and non-financial individuals alike. Have a high level of personal motivation and initiative with the ability to work to tight deadlines in a flexible and evolving work environment. Actively seeks to improve processes making them more effective and efficient. A high level of attention to detail. Experience: Bookkeeping: 1 year (Preferred). accounting: 1 year (Preferred). Education: A-Level or equivalent (Preferred). License: CIMA (Preferred). ACA (Preferred).