Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- MRK Associates Ltd
- Location
- England, Bedfordshire, Dunstable
- Salary
- £50000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
- Posted
- 21 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 28 Feb 2018
- Ref
- MRK888064
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Financial Accountant- Controls
Based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, our client is a well-known and rapidly expanding FTSE 100 company, experiencing huge growth through many different channels and they are looking for an ACA/ ACCA Qualified Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis as a Financial Accountant to work in Internal Controls team.
This job would suit an ACA/ ACCA Qualified Accountant with a minimum 4 years' experience in a similar role within a large business. The Financial Accountant is a key role in the finance team, reporting to the Internal Controls Manager.
The job will involve delivering internal control projects to review identified risks and to improve business processes.
The company is part of one of the biggest businesses in the UK and this division is a market leader with huge expansion plans. With unrivalled staff development programs and internal progression processes second to none, there are plenty of potential opportunities for individual development.
The successful individual will have experience of working within the finance team of a large company. Strong controls, technical accounting and presentation skills are essential, as is good Excel knowledge. Proven experience of communicating complicated information in an easy-to-understand way is vital to this role. The candidate must have the ability to add value through internal control activities and ideally have experience of international operations.
Duties will include:
- Design and implementation of robust processes to monitor and report on the status of FCF controls and control policies
- Supporting the business to remediate control gaps identified through Financial Control Framework self-assessments and internal/ external audit
- Tracking the status of actions assigned to the business including verifying evidence and supporting the business to implement within agreed timescales
- Designing a testing strategy with the internal controls manager and testing of the operating effectiveness of controls
- Designing with the internal controls manager and testing and implementing a testing program to monitor and report on Delegation of Authority (DoA) compliance, including provision of feedback to the business and assistance with policy writing where appropriate
- Attending project steering groups to assist with risk identification and appropriate mitigating control design
- Assist Group Internal and External Audit where required to understand the control environment and business processes
- Share best practice controls guidance with international control teams and non-finance functions to raise risk and controls awareness within the business
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