Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Seymour John Limited
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Salary
- £35-£45K + Bonus + Benefits
- Posted
- 28 Nov 2016
- Closes
- 05 Dec 2016
- Ref
- Simon Lowe
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Transport / Logistics
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Financial Accountant
£35-£45K + Bonus + Benefits
Birmingham
Working exclusively in partnership with Seymour John, my client is a well-established market leader providing products and bespoke solutions to industry operating across the globe with a UK finance team based in Birmingham.
We are looking for an experienced financial accountant to join the team to assist in delivering the year-end audit for the UK and European subsidiary businesses.
- Assist in the production of the statutory Financial Accounts & Tax packs for the UK and European entities, in accordance with UK GAAP & IFRS requirements and group reporting timetables
- Ensure accurate & timely completion of monthly reporting areas to strict deadlines
- Ensuring compliance with key internal controls requirements
- Participate with annual external and internal audit requirements
- Manage journal posting to the GL, detailed analysis & balance sheet reporting
- Assist in completion of VAT reporting including qtly returns / EC sales / Intrastats
- Management and maintenance of fixed asset register and monthly
- Management and upload of balance sheet reconciliations
- Assisting in quarterly / annual forecasting process for all entities where required
- Any other tasks as maybe required by the Financial Controller
Ideally qualified accountant ACA, ACCA or CIMA (Part Qualified will be considered)
- Advanced IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office products.
- Knowledge of UK GAAP & IFRS accounting regulations
- A background in audit is preferential