Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant

Manchester

The Peel Group is one of the UK's foremost privately owned investment enterprises, embracing a broad range of sectors - land and property; transport and logistics; retail and leisure; energy and media.

The role of the Financial Accountant will take responsibility for the day-to-day financial activity of Unlisted Investments (Perfect Fit, Events City, Trafford Golf Range and Airport) and associated activity.

About the role

The role of Financial Accountant will report into the Finance Manager and manage a team of three. You will be responsible for the preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts, monthly finance board papers, cashflows, forecasts, VAT returns and Statutory accounts:

Management Accounts

• Reviewing activity and ensuring correct income and expense classifications
• Processing prepayments and accruals
• Preparation of monthly board report with variance explanations;
• Preparation of monthly management account file
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations

Cash Actuals

• Analysis of cash books and updating of cash models
• Liaise with purchase ledger to ensure creditor payments are processed in line with available funds

Forecasting

• Update full 3 year cash forecast for new budget figures
• Preparation of audit pack
• Assist with audit work and queries from external auditors
• Preparation of tax pack
• Preparation of statutory accounts

Other

• Assisting in the coding of purchase orders/invoices for purchase ledger
• Maintaining fixed asset reports
• Managing a team of 3

About the candidate

Peel Group are looking for a technically strong individual who can bring well thought out and articulated ideas to this organisation as well as managerial skills and strong leadership. Candidates must be:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
• Have high impact and influential skills for stakeholder management across the finance function and wider company
• Proactive, forward thinking mindset with a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Effective people management skills and working examples of management is essential
• Ability to work as part of a fast-paced team and deliver to tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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