Assistant Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Plasser UK Ltd
- Location
- West Ealing, London
- Salary
- Up to £40,000 + Benefits
- Posted
- 16 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 09 Oct 2019
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Assistant Financial Controller
West Ealing, London
Up to £40,000 per year + benefits
About Plasser UK:
Plasser UK is a railroad manufacture company based out of West Ealing, London. Our aim is to work together with our customers as partners to achieve the highest levels of performance from their machines. We do not consider ourselves only as suppliers, but as committed problem-solvers, with every member of staff doing their part. This involves close cooperation with the design engineers and the research and development departments at Plasser & Theurer. Our many years of practical experience go directly into the development of new solutions, to the benefit of our customers.
Plasser UK Ltd. employ fully trained technicians who meet the most stringent industry requirements. We pride ourselves in a broad skill base, ensuring that there is always a specialist available for all machine categories. To achieve our high standards, we need people like you to create a world-class workforce to continue the vision and innovation that have driven this company since its establishment.
Purpose of this Assistant Financial Controller position:
To assist the Financial Controller with in-month, month-end, and year-end duties relating to the management and running of a small Accounts department on an accurate and timely manner.
Main Duties and Responsibilities of this Assistant Financial Controller position:
To work as part of a small Accounts team to perform and/or ensure timely completion and delivery of a number of key tasks, including but not limited to:
In-month Tasks:
· VAT Returns
- To prepare, reconcile and submit UK VAT Returns quarterly.
- To prepare, reconcile and submit Eire VAT Returns bi-monthly.
· EC Sales
- To prepare, reconcile and submit all EC Sales Returns monthly.
- Intrastat and Government Surveys.
- To prepare, reconcile and submit all Intrastat and Government Surveys monthly or as required.
· Purchase ledger
- To regularly review purchase ledger/vendor accounts and follow up on queries to ensure that the ledgers are maintained in a tidy manner.
- Credit Control and Debt Management.
· General Ledger
- To continuously review the General Ledger and ensure that errors or mis-postings are corrected using nominal journals or as appropriate.
Month-end Tasks:
- To carry out month-end closure routine.
- To prepare and update prepayment and accruals schedules.
Year-end Tasks:
- To assist with the preparation of the company’s statutory accounts.
- To assist with the preparation of all supporting working papers and schedules fully reconciled for audit purposes.
Other:
- To provide adhoc analysis as and when required including Job Performance reporting and review.
- To provide cover and holiday/sick cover for colleagues.
Employee Specification
1. Academic/Technical Qualifications:
Essential
· Qualified ACCA (or equivalent) or at the final stages of qualifying.
2. Specialist/Technical Knowledge, Skills or Aptitude:
Essential
- Management and statutory accounts knowledge.
- Up-date knowledge of UK FRS.
3. Experience required of our Assistant Financial Controller (type, level, extent, etc):
Essential
- At least five years accounting experience.
- Experience of sales ledger, purchase ledger, and bank reconciliation.
- Management and statutory accounts preparation experience.
- Proficient in MS Excel.
- Analytical skills/experience.
- Hands-on.
4. Personal Qualities required of our Assistant Financial Controller
Essential
- Ability to integrate and thrive within current small Accounts team.
- Accurate and has an eye for detail.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Self-motivated with ability to prioritise.
- Flexible.
This is not an exhaustive list and for a more in depth understanding of the tasks required, please see the attached supporting Document.
This role also includes a generous group personal pension after qualifying period
If this Assistant Financial Controller role looks right for you, please apply below now.