Job description
A great opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to join a highly successful and respected business based in Chester.
Due to continued growth and maternity cover my client requires an experienced Financial Accountant to join a high calibre finance team for an 18-month FTC.
Key Responsibilities:
Due to continued growth and maternity cover my client requires an experienced Financial Accountant to join a high calibre finance team for an 18-month FTC.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting existing finance team with accounting requirements for existing acquisitions/brands and continuing ownership of the financials, to include operational accounting and the full financial forecasts and results
- Taking on new acquisitions made and maintaining ownership of the financials, to include operational accounting, and the full financial forecasts and results
- Liaising with and providing head office support to staff at the acquisition sites
- Assisting with the month end finance report issued to the Board
- Providing financial support to and reporting on the performance of certain head office departments
- Producing the individual company year-end statutory accounts and assisting with production of the year end statutory consolidation and statutory consolidated accounts compliant with FRS101/IFRS
- General acquisition integration support e.g., reviewing processes, transferring systems, general administration.
- Working with management to specify the accounting requirements of any new developments and managing the go live process and subsequent testing requirements
- Assist in improving processes across the company to increase efficiency
- Working with the existing team to support projects and other aspects of financial reporting.
- Accounting qualification or actively training for qualification e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
- Experience working in a commercial finance department.
- Experience in preparing all aspects of month end/year end and providing clear commentary to support
- Experience of business partnering with other departments and providing meaningful reporting
- Experience of preparing statutory accounts
- Experience of challenging and changing an existing process
- Experience working with Excel to an intermediate (or higher) standard.
- Highly self-motivated and proactive
- Takes ownership
- Maintains focus under pressure
- Demonstrates a positive attitude