Interim Financial Accountant

Due to a Maternity Cover, this nationally known employer of choice currently has an outstanding opportunity to join the organisation as a Financial Accountant on a 12 month Fixed Term contract.

This is a varied role with it's key purpose being to manage all aspects of treasury, taxation, statutory accounts / company secretarial / co-ordination of external audits, annual insurance renewal and employment taxes that are not covered by the Payroll team (principally completion of an annual PSA declaration).

In addition, the role involves the preparation of sections of the 4 weekly management accounts, including holding company accounts, consolidation of the Far East sourcing businesses, and calculation of exchange gains / losses. The role is the key point of contact with the banks / system administrator.

Some key duties will include;
*Calculating the daily draw required against a Revolving Credit Facility. This involves forecasting cash requirements based on knowledge of payments due / previous run rates
*Preparation of weekly cash report for the Directors & owners, covering a rolling 12 weeks & including actual vs forecast analysis for the previous week
*Preparation of 4 weekly holding company and Far East accounts
*Calculation of exchange gains / losses every four weeks
*Review of 4 weekly bank reconciliations
*Ensuring the company maintains its fiscal reporting requirements including all aspects of UK and ROI Corporation Tax and VAT;
*Ownership of other taxation areas such as annual PSA return;
*Key responsibilities for year-end reporting, including preparation & review of balance sheet reconciliations, preparation of internal year end finance packs and group consolidation, as well as drafting year end statutory accounts
*Liaison with internal and external audit and external tax advisors;
*Input into annual insurance renewal, including completion of renewal questionnaire; and
*Key point of contact for the banks
*Responsibility for foreign currency, inc placing the deals required to adhere to the hedging policy of the business

Accounting qualification is preferable. Candidates without a qualification would need to demonstrate sufficient experience in similar roles. Experience of corporation tax and VAT strongly preferable. Experience of working in medium / large sized business is preferable. Up to date knowledge of accounting / taxation issues.

This would be a varied and really interesting contract for someone looking for a fresh challenge in a welcoming and ambitious environment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

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