Job Description

This position will be ideal for anyone looking to join a fast-paced and dynamic finance team operating within the private equity space. You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and play a significant part in shaping the future strategy and growth trajectory around the business.

This position will be ideal for a technical accountant who has worked in the IT industry and keen to grow with the company.

Responsibilities

• Completion of annual statutory financial statements
• Liaising with auditors during year-end and interim audits
• Working with the FD & FC and advising on any Technical accounting issues that may arise around sales, purchases, stock etc
• Management of stock purchases including COGS, tracking of stock items and returns
• Working closely with Operations team to manage the stock accounting.
• Ownership of stock related balance sheet reconciliations.
• Working with the China team to ensure monthly numbers are reviewed and reconciled between UK Netsuite and China books
• Assisting the FC with variance analysis and ensure BS reconciliations are completed and documented each month-end appropriately.
• Assisting the FP&A manager and the FC in completing board reporting including variance analysis and commentary
• Overseeing the processing of bank transactions in NetSuite from HSBC and Stripe.
• Assisting FC in approving purchase invoices on a regular basis ensuring correct coding.
• Ensuring credit card reconciliations are updated and the overdue list is published to functional heads.
• Reconciliations of POs within NetSuite ensuring item receipts and bills are in sync.
• Assist the team with ad-hoc projects as required.
• Documentation updated for all processes above.
• Support the Financial Controller and Finance Planning and Manager in ad-hoc tasks as required

Desirable requirements

• Qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA.
• University Degree Minimum 2.1
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word
• Google Suite – Sheets, Docs
• NetSuite and Salesforce experience preferred.
• Strong Analytical and decision-making skills
• Experience working in Private Equity and B2B environment is desirable.
• Minimum of 2-3 years within a business partner, management accounting role.
• Stock accounting experience preferred

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with presenting experience. Experience within a Private Equity backed business is highly advantageous Able to demonstrate initiative and work to tight deadlines. Keen to learn new skills, processes and systems Ability to work flexibly within a team, in a faced paced environment Results-driven with high attention to detail.