Our client a leading retail company based in central London is urgently looking for a Financial Accountant. Will be working on monthly management accounts, Balance sheets, forecasting, VAT and manage tax payments and bookkeeping. Working with in a small team and helping with the development of Financial accountant assistant.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing Financial Accounts Assistant
- Understand and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts
- Manage monthly intercompany management recharge process
- Assist/prepare Monthly Management accounts analysis for overhead costs
- Assist with year-end audit function and processes
- Learn and help maintain daily cashflow forecasting in conjunction with Financial Controller and Accounts Payable Manager
- Forecasting costs and revenues
- Maage tax payments
- Support the Financial Controller in tax matters relating to overseas tax jurisdictions.
- Assist in budget and forecast preparation
- Learn as backup to perform month-end and year-end close processes
- Learn as backup to perform quarterly VAT submissions and work to improve ongoing transactional VAT reporting
- Take responsibility for your own learning, always seeking out new ways to learn and grow, for your own and the company's benefit.
- Be open to giving and receiving great feedback from your managers and peers with a view to improving your performance.
- Develop the Financial Accounts Assistant
- Be solutions focussed, always finding ways to do things better for our customers, our business, and our colleagues.
Key Skills:-
- Proven work experience as a Financial Accountant
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and accounting software
- In-depth understanding of business bookkeeping procedures
- Solid knowledge of accounting regulations
- Excellent math skills with an attention to detail
- Time-management abilities
- Confidentiality
- Qualified Accountant either by experience or relevant qualification
- Demonstrates passion and approaches all tasks in an enthusiastic way
- Self-motivated and self-aware - recognises own development needs and is committed to personal growth
- Effective communication skills - written and verbal
Please apply for this excellent role within an exciting company!