Reporting Accountant
- Recruiter
- Firefly Human Capital
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- £35,000 - £40,000
- Posted
- 25 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 02 Jul 2017
- Ref
- CW
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Overview:
The role requires the production of timely and accurate information in accordance with a monthly, quarterly and annual timetable including period end accounts for the management team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Period end accounting, accruals, prepayments, production and reconciliation for management accountants for assigned accounts.
- Investigate and ensure integrity of balances, monthly balance sheet review with senior finance team
- Accountable for preparing balance sheets reconciliations and supporting documentation for the general ledger codes for which responsible.
- Improve and streamline period end processes and procedures to ensure assigned accounts are accurate and reconciled in a timely manner.
- Involvement in the development of finance policies and procedures and period end processes on JDE
- Assist external auditors with interim and year-end audits
- Liaising with various departments in the business and answering queries
- Analysis of key variances and balances where required
Essential Requirements:
- CIMA/ACCA Part Qualified
- The candidate should be a self-starter, who is willing and able to take initiative
- Analytical
- Microsoft e.g. Excel, Word
- Experience of accounting system e.g. JDE / SAP
- Desire to learn new skills/systems for example TM1 & Cognos
- Strong Team player
- Good Excel skills Good organisation and time management skills in order to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, and willingness to liaise with different departments across the business
- Strong attention to detail,
- Sound financial accounting skills
- Ability to drill down on data and solve problems