Job Description

COMPLIANCE SUPPORT

• Annual Audit - assisting with the interim and year end audit preparation and queries from the Group auditors to enable prompt signing of annual accounts
• Tax and statutory submissions
  • VAT review - Reviewing VAT postings as part of the month end process to ensure accurate statutory reporting and compliance
  • Annual corporate tax support - to support annual returns
  • Payroll related tax - including tax on benefits
  • Office of National Statistics returns

IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT

• Management Accounts – prepare month-end journals, prepayments and accruals across a number of entities and the reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts. Working closely with the Group Finance Manager to produce the group consolidated monthly Management Accounts and with the FP&A team for their variance analysis.
• Fixed Assets - management of the fixed assets, their reporting within Netsuite and assisting with IFRS16 adjustments.
• Group Expenses – administration of the group expenses systems, Expensify/SAP Concur. As recently implemented systems, there is ongoing refinement as well as exploring functional/reporting capabilities.
• Systems support - support on accounting and expenses platforms to maximise effective and efficient use of existing and future technologies
• Purchase approvals and controls - supporting the business to ensure the workflow from requisition to invoice posting is controlled and in line with company budgets and authorisation approval policies
• Advising Group Accounts - Advising the group accounts team on correct accounting postings and investigating differences where required

FINANCE TEAM AND BUSINESS SUPPORT

• Partnering with FP&A team - reviewing transactions for accuracy and identifying efficiencies/improvements in the reporting processes
• Finance contact across the company – act as a key finance contact for questions coming from non-finance business users in our London and New York offices. Providing answers or directing queries to the right person and being proactive in educating and liaising with others in the business on finance matters in a true business partnering manner .
• Supporting other Finance processes – Assist other members of the Group Finance team with other analysis, statutory reporting, efficiency projects where relevant.

We’re looking for someone with...

• A qualified highly motivated individual who can communicate well at all levels with finance and non-finance individuals
• Can adapt and embrace change in a fast growth company
• A team-oriented approach to working
• Intermediate Excel (Vlookups/Pivots)
• Strong current technical accounting knowledge
• Interest in driving systems improvements
• Keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Preferred knowledge in tech or scientific industries and start up or SME businesses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities