Financial Accountant - Full or Part-Time Opportunity
- Recruiter
- The Consultancy Group
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- £50000 - £60000 per annum
- Posted
- 14 Aug 2019
- Closes
- 21 Aug 2019
- Ref
- AF140819
- Contact
- Alex Feeney
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Media / Entertainment
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
The Consultancy Group are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant to join a leading media and publishing business based in Central London. This role is a 12 month fixed term contract with the opportunity as either a full time or part time position.
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for the monthly reporting of group holding companies
- Support the year end Group consolidation and annual financial statements process including drafting financial accounts and related notes
- Involvement in the timetabling and preparation of annual budgets/forecasts
- Be a key contact for the auditors and tax advisors as part of the annual financial audit; answering queries and providing documentation
- Deputise where necessary for the Group Financial Controller
- Regulation & compliance
- Preparation of quarterly VAT returns (including EU MOSS) as well as other tax returns for group companies
- Responsible for insurance returns of the Group which includes liaising with the business to gather relevant information
- Providing analysis and information for the Group's Research & Development submissions
- Key contact for information in respect of UK and US tax and compliance returns
- Maintenance of exchange rates in all finance related systems
- Creation & maintenance of budget templates and other systems generated templates as required by the finance team
- Continuous improvement of monthly and weekly templates
- Regular audit checks of all systems
- Contribute to a strong and effective financial control environment
- Adopt a business partnering approach when interacting with key stakeholders, providing ad hoc analysis and modelling to support decision making and projects across all Group companies
- Create additional management reporting information across the group as required
- Other ad-hoc duties as required
The Ideal Candidate:
- ACA/ACCA Qualified Accountant with 0-3 year experience
- Ability to communicate at all levels, both written and verbal
- Strong IT skills, including Excel
- Experience in management accounting and FP&A which include all aspects of account preparation and analysis, costs control, planning and budgeting
- Interest in financial accounting and controls which would include statutory accounts preparation & tax reporting