Financial Accountant 

Salary: £50k - £55k 

Epsom

Hours: 9am - 5.30pm

Main function of job: 
•   Developing first class internal and external financial reporting, in line with changes to financial reporting frameworks to meet our shareholder and other stakeholders needs. 
•   Producing timely and accurate interim and annual consolidated financial statements, along with monthly management accounts and reporting. 
•   Management accountant for the property and holding companies that this organisation has within its wider structure, producing monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting. 

Duties:External Reporting 
•    Work with the group finance manager to provide regular review of financial accounting standards and updates
•    Prepare and produce standalone statutory accounts and to assist in the annual audit and liaise with external auditors. 
•    Assist in preparation and production of the annual and interim financial statements
•    Assist in external audit process through the year end and half year audits for group accounts and the relevant subsidiaries. 
•    Company secretarial filing and record keeping. 
•    Work closely with our tax advisors on corporation tax and VAT to ensure that tax is calculated, filed to and paid promptly with the HMRC.  

Internal Reporting 
•    Month end accounting including accruals, prepayments, general book-keeping and variance analysis. 
•    Maintain schedules and prepare monthly journals to support subsidiaries team on their month-end reporting. 
•    Production of group monthly and statutory income statement, balance sheet and cashflow. 
•    Assist in quarterly in-year Forecasting, annual budgeting. 
•    Maintain records of intercompany transactions and reconciliation of intercompany balances within group entities on monthly basis.  
•    Update cash forecast and provide weekly updates on cash position and liquidity requirement to senior management. 

Requirements:

• Part or fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA 
• Strong communication and relationship management skills, maintaining and building relationships with a variety of key stakeholders
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to liaise with other teams to ensure efficient monthly processes.
• Experienced in the use of Microsoft Navision.