Job Description

What You'll be Doing Each Day:

 

• Manages overall accountancy systems, policies and organisation as a Company accountant.
• Deals with high level financial aspects of enquiries by communicating with HQ, sister companies, customers, suppliers or other stakeholders.
• Monitors and implements financial regulations and legislations to maintain organisation's compliance.
• Prepares periodic financial documents and reports including Balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintains accountancy systems as a member of international group companies including transfer pricing.
• Supervising at the department. (You and Supervisor x1, Assistant x2)
• Manages assets and advises management on depreciation or capital allowance
• Advises the management on financial aspects of productivity, sales, new products, etc.
• As a member of ISO9001 & ISO27001 management system forum, attends management meetings and proactively improve the systems.
• Produce monthly report for B/S, P/L and cash position UK and DE company
• Monthly flash presentation of Management Info packs (designed by you) to directors
• Monthly cash flow forecasting 12 months ahead with variance analysis.
• Monthly VAT returns
• Liaising with auditor and HMRC.
• Posting nominal ledger journals, accruals, prepayments.
• Maintaining fixed asset register.
• Liaising with the credit controller
• An eye for cost reduction measures and efficient purchase ledger systems.
• Monthly payroll. (Including modified payee for expat)
• Accounts closing including consolidated accounting with HQ
• Monthly report to the parent company in Japan
• Various reports including Expenses budget analysis against actual

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

 

• Previous experience in Accounting, Finance or Treasury
• Accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA)
• Fully and solely responsible for accounts closing process
• Experience in account consolidation
• Knowledge and experience of UK GAAP
• Fluent in written and spoken Japanese for communicating between HQ in Japan
• Sage 50 experience
• The ability to work with different department in a small dynamic team

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Previous experience in Accounting, Finance or Treasury • Accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA) • Fully and solely responsible for accounts closing process • Experience in account consolidation • Knowledge and experience of UK GAAP • Fluent in written and spoken Japanese for communicating between HQ in Japan • Sage 50 experience • The ability to work with different department in a small dynamic team