- Supporting the Financial Controller in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial records, ensuring income and liabilities are accurately recorded, reconciled, and reviewed.
- Assisting in the planning, preparation, and delivery of statutory reports, publications, internal and external audits, and associated financial accounts within agreed timelines.
- Preparing VAT Return workings and associated reconciliations.
- Processing and maintaining the Fixed Asset Register, including timely depreciation journals.
- Processing, reconciling, and posting manual bank transactions, as well as contributing to regular cashflow forecasts.
- Taking ownership of the monthly close process, analysing transactions and preparing necessary journals to maintain accurate ledgers for both month-end and year-end.
- Processing prepayment and accrual journals, ensuring all accounting entries are supported by comprehensive working papers.
- Completing monthly account reconciliations for balance sheet control accounts, including GRNI, VAT, and payroll, with robust supporting documentation for audit purposes.
- Applying your judgement to identify and investigate key and unexpected variances in balance sheet control accounts, providing clear and insightful commentary.
- Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement within the Finance team, identifying and implementing process enhancements and ERP system optimisations.
- Providing flexible support and cover across the wider Finance team during absences and peak periods, potentially including hands-on support and managing additional financial responsibilities.
- Qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent qualification.
- Proven experience working with multiple legal entities and business streams.
- Demonstrable experience in preparing monthly financial statements.
- Significant experience in financial reconciliations.
- Essential experience with ERP/general ledger systems
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to liaise effectively across different teams.
- Strong presentation skills, including proficiency in PowerPoint.
- Advanced working knowledge of Excel