Financial Accountant

Your new companyInternational Group, with offices in Harlow, is looking to recruit a qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) to join them as Financial Accountant to support a strong growth track record, investment and onward growth strategy. Your new roleReporting to the Financial Controller and working in a small and talented finance team, you will have the opportunity to take a role that has a broad spectrum of accounting, reporting and process/systems improvement requirements, which will enable you to deepen and further develop your skill set. Responsibilities & Duties:

• Accounts Payable management, including processing invoices & expense claims, liaising with departments regarding invoice queries, Bacs payment runs, reconciling customer statements, GRNI management, match delivery notes/GRNs to invoices, clear any queries arising from outstanding GRNs or invoices. Budgeting & Forecasting & variance reporting.
• Monthly Payroll submission & Pension returns.
• Preparation of Government Statistics, VAT and PAYE
• Fixed asset register management, including maintenance, budgeting, forecasting & reporting. Capitalising assets in accordance with policy.
• Maintain cashbook and perform daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank deposits and posting of cash to accounts payable ledger, daily Cashflow Reporting, budgeting & forecasting.
• Month-end Accruals, prepayments & Journals. Balance Sheet reconciliations. Management and administration of the chart of accounts & ledgers in line with Policy and Coding, anomaly investigation & correction.
• Production Orders, Bill of Material and item cost analysis.
• Support year-end audit and statutory accounts to ensure queries are answered quickly and accurately.
• Identify and implement ad hoc projects for process improvements.
• Deputise for the Finance Controller as required.
• Perform other ad-hoc duties and reporting as needed.

What you'll need to succeedThe successful candidate will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant very near to achieving qualification in ACCA, ACA or CIMA and have technical accounting knowledge of UKGAAP and IFRS.Have strong IT skills, including Excel to an intermediate/advanced level. Power BI is an advantage, as is an interest in driving efficiency through IT and process improvement. You will be a confident communicator, inquisitive and eager to learn and develop your skills.You will enjoy being part of a team but also self-motivated to deliver on your own and work in line with reporting requirements. What you'll get in returnThe business offers an excellent, positive and collaborative working environment and the opportunity to develop your career in a progressive, innovative and growing group. They offer a competitive salary and good benefits package including flexible hours, 25-day holiday plus bank holidays, hybrid working, pension, professional membership fees, as well as a flexible benefit portal which offers discounts. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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