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Senior Financial Accountant

Birmingham Permanent £50,000 - £60,000 per year View Job Description
Our client requires a driven, ambitious and enthusiastic accountant to develop best-in-class practices and policies governing accounting and tax matters. This role is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate closing of the books and day-to-day compliance of all accounting and tax matters.
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  • Be part of first class finance team with a fantastic culture.
  • Great opportunity to help shape and contribute to the future of finance.

About Our Client

As an industry leader, our client offers premium and pioneering products; innovation is at the heart of everything they do, enhancing the lives of millions of people around the world.

Job Description

  • Period-end close activities and accounting under FRS101 and IFRS
  • Book-keeping journals are appropriately reviewed and posted within the month-end closing timetable.
  • Completion and submission of required financial information for Group reporting purposes under IFRS.
  • Appropriate reviews are performed on the prepared accounting schedules and supporting documentation used for month-end processing
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations are prepared and reviewed timely
  • Develop, improve, and maintain appropriate control framework for accurate financial reporting.
  • Develop, improve, and maintain procedures for increasing efficiency with a mindset of continuous improvement
  • Annual statutory accounts under FRS101
  • The primary contact for external and internal audits for the transactional accounting/finance activities, +the General Ledger and finance master data
  • Control of journal entries
  • Supporting payroll assistant and ensure payroll journals are posted in a timely manner
  • Monitoring cash flow with Group Treasury on a bi-monthly basis
  • Creating relevant reports for management, stakeholders and external parties (such as vendors or customers)
  • Forecasting, monitoring, and managing the company's free-cash-flow and working capital position
  • Prepare relevant cash-flow analysis for Group functions.
  • Manage lease accounting under IFRS 16, In-house leasing tool and ensure it is reconciled to SAP and external leases (vehicles and buildings)
  • Prepare (liaising with professional advisers where necessary) applicable tax returns and filings ready for the UK&I Financial Controller to review and approve
  • UK VAT returns
  • Hungarian VAT returns
  • Tax computations and returns
  • PSA submission to HMRC relating to employee benefits-in-kind.

The Successful Applicant

  • Qualified Accountant- ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
  • Degree qualified or equivalent
  • Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of FRS101 and IFRS
  • Understanding of best-in-class financial control environment requirements
  • Knowledge of UK VAT rules and filing requirements
  • Working knowledge and prior experience of IFRS 16 lease accounting
  • Stakeholder management and engagement skills
  • Communication and influencing skills
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Self-aware and open to change
  • Problem solving, planning and decision making
  • Experience in MS Office applications
  • SAP
  • Experience of Hungarian VAT rules and filing requirements
  • Working knowledge of intercompany recharges
  • Working knowledge of payroll journals and payroll related HMRC submissions
  • Data visualisation tools (Tableau, PowerBI or equivalent)

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary range of £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience
  • Hybrid working
  • Competitive pension and bonus scheme
  • Genuine career progression opportunities.
Contact
Louise Edwards
Quote job ref
JN-082024-6507885
Phone number
+44 121 634 6920

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Accounting
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Louise Edwards
Consultant phone
+44 121 634 6920
Job reference
JN-082024-6507885