Senior Financial Accountant | 12 month maternity cover contract | Logistics Business | £70,000-£80,000 + bonus | Central London (5 days in the office)

JasperRose is partnering with an international logistics business that is looking for a technically strong Senior Financial Accountant to join the team on 12-month maternity cover. Based in their Central London HQ you will be required to work in the office 5 days per week, working in a collaborative and sociable environment.

Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, working in a direct team of 5 and a wider finance team of 30+. This role will be responsible for overseeing the month-end and year-end reporting. You will also take a supportive role in looking at ways to improve their existing processes and systems, they have recently transitioned onto D365.

Responsibilities include:

• Month-end financial accounting and reporting activities per the reporting timetable
• Preparation of the quarterly consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules, and the monthly Flash trading profit report
• Preparation of the management accounts
• Preparation of quarterly joint venture accounts
• Maintenance and reconciliation of the fixed asset register
• Continuously looking at ways to improve processes on their newly implemented D365 system
• Helping to determine the correct technical accounting treatment for new types of transactions
• Ad hoc financial analysis when a request is received from the business

Skill set required:

The successful candidate will be a Pratcice trained, Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 1 year experience working in industry. You will have a good understanding of financial reporting and be comfortable preparing financial statements under IFRS. Experience working in the logistics industry or a asset-based business is preferred but not essential. You will be proactive and ambitious in nature with the desire to look at ways of improving existing processes.

In return for your hard work, you will be entitled to excellent benefits including a 10-15% bonus as well as the opportunity to work in a high achieving and ambitious finance team.

The ideal start date for this role is November or December 2024.