Financial Accountant

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role has primary responsibility for all accounting and technical financial activities for multiple legal entities.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

Statutory and Accounting

• Leading and preparing of financial statements and statutory accounts


• Preparation of quarterly management accounts;


• Preparation of books and statutory annual accounts under UK GAAP


• bookkeeping of three legal entities


• Lead audit process with external auditors ensuring key milestones are agreed accounts are submitted on a timely basis


• Review of invoice coding, journals, VAT Returns and Balance Sheet reconciliations


• Ownership of month end schedules and year end processes


• Responsible for internal audit, inclusive of testing process and controls


• Responsible for ensuring the business appropriately adopts new accounting policies, legislation and best practice


• Maintaining the statutory registers of the Company in electronic version


• Maintenance of correspondence and Company documentation


• Updates of the share register and any other register of the company


• Timely submission of Annual Filings with Companies House (annual confirmation statements, annual accounts)


• Maintain and improve systems & processes to ensure strong financial control, identify risks and implement internal controls


• Working with Group and external advisory to complete the statutory annual accounts


Tax

• Lead tax return process ensuring key milestones are agreed, tax returns are submitted on a timely basis;


• Assistance in preparation and submission of corporate income tax returns and reporting (we would work with a tax firm to be selected).


• Working with Group and external advisory to complete the VAT & corporation tax returns and input to tax planning


• Tax forecasting for both Group payment arrangement and impairment analysis


• Maintenance of tax risk register


Payments and Cash Management

• Cash flow analysis and working capital reporting.


• Treasury, prepare weekly and monthly cash forecasting schedules.


• Arrange for online bank account access;


• Agree approvals process for payment of invoices;


• Monitoring of bank accounts, preparation and follow-up of wire instructions.


• Debt financing management


Business Growth

• Financial technical support on all new business opportunities.


• Work collaboratively with Group Legal Team on financial aspects new contracts.


• Lead on funding options for new vessels, piers and infrastructure.
  
  Essential:


• ACA or ACCA qualified or equivalent


• Technically minded, you must be comfortable in the detail as well as in presenting to senior management.


• Flexibility & working well under pressure are a given, as are managing conflicting priorities.


• Previous experience working in a similar position.


• Strong IT skills including Advanced MS Excel.


Desirable:

• First time or second time mover from practice.