Accountant

Investment Group of an English family which has a long history of successfully trading and investing in property, private equity and assets, is looking for an experienced all-round Accountant to join its team.

Working in a small team of two, this role will report to the CFO and carry out a full range of accounting duties from day to day transactional duties to all month end and year end reporting and analytical requirements. The role is probably 30-40% transactional and 60-70% reporting in focus. Therefore the role is suited to a studier of ACCA or CIMA (or equivalent).

Duties:

Management Reporting

• Produce weekly cash report summarising bank balances, receipts and payments
• Update and maintain cash reports for each contract
• Preparation of adhoc reports and spreadsheets as required by the Finance Director
• Assist with month and year end financial reporting requirements. Year/quarter/month end management accounts.
• Produce consolidation across different subsidiaries.

Statutory accounts

• Preparation of annual statutory accounts under GAAP/ IFRS.
• Assist with preparation of year-end audit schedules
• Experience of year end group consolidations (THIS IS ESSENTIAL)
• Dealing with external auditors on all queries raised during the audit process.

Cash Accounting

• Arrange authorisation and process miscellaneous bank transactions
• Liaise with bank to arrange transactions and resolve queries
• Monthly reconciliation of bank statements to general ledger
• Assisting with budget preparation and analysis

General Ledger Accounting

• Generate and enter journals for accounting transactions
• Reconcile General Ledger control accounts
• Accruals/prepayments and fixed asset reconciliations

Purchase and Sales Ledger

• Code purchase invoices and enter onto accounting system
• Generate bank payment runs and liaise with suppliers
• Maintain purchase ledger files and reconcile supplier statements
• Produce sales invoices and manage debtor control process
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns

General

• Special projects, as needed
• Assist with general office administration

Requirements:

• Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA or equivalent. Study package provided
• Strong all round accounting experience, ideally from a similar broad role in a small company
• Excellent Excel skills
• Microsoft Dynamics GP experience preferred, not essential
• Comfortable working in a small team, with a degree of autonomy
• Strong communications skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Adaptable approach, with the ability to recommend improvements where necessary
• Confident, presentable, credible and professional