Financial Accountant - Dumfries, United Kingdom - Plumstead Consulting

Plumstead Consulting

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Dumfries, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

New role, additional support required for busy finance team. Assisting financial statements and reporting to meet management and statutory requirements.

The position holder must be a fully qualified accountant.

Key areas of responsibility:

Assisting with the preparation of monthly accounting statements with specific responsibility for certain areas of the balance sheet such as fixed assets, payroll, intercompany & taxation
Reporting of monthly figures, including statistical analysis, to US parent company
Preparation of UK statutory accounts
Preparation of quarterly VAT return and monthly VAT accounting
Submission of statutory returns and management of Companies House filings
Coordination of internal and external audits, both to Group and local materiality
Takes an overview of endtoend financial accounting processes and drives continuous improvement in these from a process, data, system and people perspective.
Coaches, mentors and develops both direct reports and more junior members of the Finance team.

In addition to the essential duties and responsibilities listed above, all positions are also responsible for:

Meeting company standards pertaining to quantity and quality of work performed on an ongoing basis, performing all work related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all Company policies and procedures
Adhering to Company policies, procedures, and directives regarding standards of workplace behaviour in completing job duties and assignments.

Part Qualified accountant:
ACA/CA, ACCA

Experience:
Min 3 years experience in a finance department or accountancy practice.

Education:
Graduate or high level of achievement at A level or equivalent.

Specialised Knowledge and Skills:
Willingness to study the business and group, including management, reporting & review processes

Good working knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint and an ability to analyze large data sets/large volumes of transactions. Experience of SAP or Oracle financial software would be advantageous.