Job Description

Job Description

The key responsibilities of the Assistant Financial Accountant include but are not limited to:

• Co-ordinate with Finance Managers to receive draft VAT returns from our outsourced provider on a timely basis ready for review, for all countries in which the company is registered across Europe;
• Co-ordinate the internal approval process and settlement of VAT liabilities to ensure submissions and payments are made on time;
• Responsibility to ensure all VAT payments are accurately coded;
• Completing a transactional level review on all draft VAT returns (bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly and Spanish STI);
• Carrying out EC Sales list transactional reviews to include or exclude invoices as appropriate for all countries in which the company is registered;
• Escalating transactional problems to the VAT team/Finance Managers as appropriate and processing the necessary accounting adjustments
• Support the VAT team in their education and training activities to improve the understanding of VAT requirements in the business, retained finance and the FSC
• Completion of VAT reconciliations for all UK entities and ensure all SOX control compliance requirements are met
• Responsible for ensuring the accounting and disclosure of VAT assets, liabilities and payments is correct at month and quarter ends
• Running regular transactional reviews to minimise errors on the VAT returns
• Support all VAT digitalisation and reporting requirements

The Successful Applicant

The successful Assistant Financial Accountant will ideally be:

• A part-qualified ACA/ACCA accountant with relevant experience in industry,
• or
• Qualified by experience with a degree in Finance & Accounting or other applicable subject,
• or
• Qualified accounting technician with relevant experience in industry
• Adaptable and energetic, with ability to work as part of a team, as well as under their own initiative
• A good level of Excel knowledge and experience is essential
• Workday (ERP) experience is desirable

What's on Offer

On offer for the successful candidate is a salary of between £38,000 and £42,000 per annum

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A part-qualified ACA/ACCA accountant with relevant experience in industry, • or • Qualified by experience with a degree in Finance & Accounting or other applicable subject, • or • Qualified accounting technician with relevant experience in industry • Adaptable and energetic, with ability to work as part of a team, as well as under their own initiative • A good level of Excel knowledge and experience is essential • Workday (ERP) experience is desirable