Senior Financial Accountant

The Permanent Division of Robert Half is excited to be working exclusively and on a retained basis with AFL Telecommunications in Milton Keynes to assist with the recruitment of a Senior Financial Accountant during an exciting period of growth, change and development for the business.

AFL provides industry-leading solutions, products and services to the energy, service provider, enterprise and industrial markets as well as a number of emerging markets.

We manufacture, engineer and install fibre optic products and associated equipment. This includes:

• Fibre optic cables
• Fibre optic Connectivity
• Fusion Splicers
• Test and Inspection Equipment

Whether you need to build or upgrade a network or apply the latest fibre optic technology, AFL connects you with the solutions that fit your every need.

Vision and Values

AFL's mission is to connect our customers around the world with innovative technologies, exceptional products and high quality services.

Our vision is to positively impact communities by delivering superior solutions.

Our core values are shared among all AFL associates. These values drive our culture and priorities and provide a framework in which decisions are made.

The Role

As Senior Financial Accountant you will be based in Milton Keynes and provide support to the UK based business and branches in Ireland, Norway and South Africa with an emphasis on?exceptional?customer?experience, process excellence, continuous improvement and innovation and?best practice?compliance at the core of what we do.? As the parent company is based in the United States, this role is responsible for ensuring compliance with US GAAP accounting principles and the local statutory requirements where the entity operates.

Day to day duties will consist of:

• Manage VAT submissions by gathering required information, preparing returns, and liaising with external advisors as needed.
• Report UK Tax - Corporation Tax, R&D, Patent Box, P11ds, PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA's).
• Report tax related ad hoc statutory financial statements for AFL and Fujikura.
• Corporate tax management including compiling all relevant information for 3rd party preparation of annual corporate tax return related to AFL UK and review of completed returns for accuracy prior to submission with final approval authority.
• Ensure all claims and elections are submitted to minimize tax liabilities.
• Arrange payments to HMRC and between group companies.
• Tax planning
• Support the Corporate Tax team based in the US in the completion of all tax returns, support for governmental audits, and support implementation of processes, whether systemic or otherwise, to ensure both the Company and customers are properly taxed.
• Assist with monthly closing activities including journal entries, accruals, support reporting, and analysis activities.
• Assist with preparation of monthly balance sheet, P&L, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain a monthly accounting calendar, ensuring deadlines for reconciliations, journals and reporting are met.
• Perform monthly reconciliation or reviews of all assigned accounts.
• Assist with tracking Products business unit capital projects to ensure timely and accurate capitalization of assets.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, standards, and internal controls.
• Build proactive and collaborative relationships globally with internal customers and cultivate a culture of teamwork.

Your Profile

You will be a Qualified Accountant with Strong UK Accounting skills from industry or making your first move from Practice looking for a role to create and lead a continuous improvement?and innovation?culture. You will be looking for a new challenging opportunity within a business that has seen unprecedented growth and development in recent years. Previous experience of Oracle would be of additional benefit as would exposure to a manufacturing environment. Must be self-motivated, able to act on own initiative and be able to communicate at all levels.. This is an excellent role where development will be available as the business changes and develops.

Salary and Benefits

The role of Senior Financial Accountant for AFL Telecommunications in Milton Keynes is offering a salary of £50-70K+ Benefits and will be working in the office on a full time basis initially with a view to hybrid in Milton Keynes. This is an exciting and strong development opportunity for someone to push their career forwards in a role within a well respected business with continued growth plans

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