Alexander Daniels are working with a market leader in their field to recruit for a senior financial accountant. This will ideally suit someone who is from practise looking for their 1st move into industry. You must posses excellent technical knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS.
On offer is a hybrid contract with 2 days based in the office. 3 days from home.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a solid grasp of technical accounting standards such as UK GAAP/IFRS and stay informed about potential impacts resulting from changes in financial legislation on the business.
- Ensure accurate and timely accounting for wholly owned subsidiaries.
- Assist in preparing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for designated areas of responsibility.
- Identify and assess financial opportunities and risks.
- Oversee Treasury and Banking activities, including the generation of meaningful working capital analyses. Serve as the primary contact for the Origin Group Finance Team, collaborating to ensure the proper treatment of the DB Pension scheme.
- Facilitate the timely production of Statutory Accounts.
- Prepare Corporation Tax packs throughout the year and at year-end for external tax advisors.
- Review and manage assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of associated risks.
- Serve as the main point of contact for External Auditors, distributing work across the finance team efficiently.
- Manage VAT/Intrastat, EC Sales return, and all employee tax requirements in coordination with the Accounting team.
- Provide precise and timely acquisition accounting.
- Take responsibility for Company Secretarial duties, including confirmation statement submissions and updates to directors.
- Drive business process improvement by ensuring that processes are executed efficiently, robustly, and simply, while meeting key stakeholder needs. Assist in the transition to a new ERP system.
Essential
- ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified
- Excellent technical knowledge
- Experience in leading/mentoring
