Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Heyland Finance
- Location
- England, Cheshire, Runcorn
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum
- Posted
- 04 Aug 2022
- Closes
- 11 Aug 2022
- Ref
- DK-0322
- Contact
- Dave Kissack
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Banking and Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Ref: DK/0322
Role: Financial Accountant
Location: Cheshire
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + comprehensive bens
***** Perfect 1st time move for a practice trained finance professional ******
Heyland Recruitment have recently been engaged by our client, a large, hugely successful international business based close to the Warrington area as they look to appoint a qualified Financial Accountant. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Accountant will ensure financial controls compliance ensuring internal and external obligations are met with regards month end, taxation and statutory requirements.
Responsibilities
The post holder provides a financial accounting service to in scope UK legal entities, ensuring that externally and internally reported financial information is timely, accurate, meets the needs of external and internal stakeholders and adheres to accounting standards and fiscal regulations.
Key responsibilities & accountabilities:
* Prepare the annual statutory accounts and act as a key point of contact for the annual external audit process.
* Prepare monthly input files for the financial reporting system ensuring agreement with management reporting submissions.
* Manage the data collation process and prepare the annual corporation tax data files, ensuring agreement with statutory accounts for submission to tax agents; respond to queries to ensure understanding and completeness of information.
* Prepare and arrange approval and settlement of the annual PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) return and act as the key internal and external contact for associated queries.
* Control and maintain the fixed asset ledger, inclusive of IFRS 16 leased assets and associated general ledger accounts to ensure all assets are correctly identified, valued and reported.
Key skills & experience required:
* Professionally qualified accountant (preferably ACA/ACCA), with a minimum of 2 - 3 years post-qualification experience.
* Proficient in understanding and implementing accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
* Good understanding of corporation tax rules and regulations as well as PAYE Settlement Agreements.
* Able to work efficiently and accurately ensuring that both tight deadlines and high standards are met.
* Able to think analytically to review, challenge and improve the financial reporting and tax reporting procedures.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, as the role has regular contact with external finance professionals.
The ideal candidate will be an ACA, ACCA, or CIMA Qualified Accountant who has extensive experience within a financial accounting remit. You will be a strong communicator/self-motivated and possess the ability to build strong internal/external relationships whilst providing accurate and regular information to senior management. This role would suit a technically strong, preferably audit trained finance professional looking for either a 1st or 2nd time move.
The successful candidate will be a competent Microsoft Excel user and have prior experience of working with an ERP System.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving organisation that offers an excellent platform to build a career with limitless progression opportunities.