Job Description

The Financial Accountant willjoin the head office finance team, and work closely with the Head of Finance, in an extremely varied and interesting role. It's a great blend of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, group reporting, and loads more ad hoc projects alongside the core responsibilities.

The role is to backfill someone who has already been promoted after leaving practice within the last couple of years, so there is huge scope to progress - the ideal first step into industry.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare month end reporting in accordance with group reporting deadlines
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of all general ledgers for head office entities
• Responsible for processing all head office overheads and reviewing against budget and forecast
• Prepare monthly overhead, balance sheet and cashflow variance analysis for senior finance
• Prepare head office quarterly VAT returns
• Prepare and review the budget and half year reforecast with head office cost centre owners
• Draft presentation packs and present on budgets to senior finance leaders
• Supporting the External Financial Reporting Manager with timely and accurate planning and completion of all UK statutory accounts to agreed group reporting timetable
• Primary point of contact for external audit
• Maintain strong technical knowledge on all relevant accounting standards
• Support senior finance team on ad hoc projects and system upgrade/implementation

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

ACA qualified (Big 4 preferred, others considered) Strong communication skills at all levels Excellent technical knowledge of IFRS, FRS101 and FRS102 Prior knowledge of a group reporting environment and understanding of consolidation process Strong Excel skills, with proven analytical mindset