Job Description

You will ideally be Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA), combined with recent. hands-on financial accounting experience, ideally from a multi-site, or Shared Service Centre background. This role initially will be hired on a 6-9 month basis to cover maternity leave and our client is able to offer an immediate start.
You will report into the Head of Financial Accounting, and working (remotely initially) with a close-knit Financial Accounting team - the majority of which are Part Qualified and Qualified.

Your responsibilities as the Financial Accountant will be varied, and will include:

- Accruals, Prepayments
- Fixed Assets
- Month-end Reconciliations
- Balance Sheet Recs and Bank Reconciliations
- Multi-currency transactions
- Business Partnering with the wider finance and non-finance business
- Daily advanced use of Excel
Therefore it's essential that you are able to commute easily. Free parking on offer and close to all public transport routes. My client can offer superb training and on-boarding, flexibility and a very friendly working environment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Proactive, and be a good problem solver - Be able to cope with large volumes of work, whilst being able to cope under pressure - Be focussed with a high attention to detail - Add value in all areas of the Financial Accounting team and be prepared to step up when required - Be Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) - Demonstrable experience of working in a similar fast-paced role, and ideally advanced Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups preferred)