This is an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join a global business.
This role reports into the Finance Director, and is a hybrid role - 4x days in the office in Hammersmith. Ideally you will have experience within the Civil Engineering/construction Industry.
Accountant Responsibilities:
- Manage all accounting transactions
- Publish financial statements in time
- Handle monthly and annual closings
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Create and submit government reports
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Report on the company's financial health and liquidity
- Audit financial transactions and documents
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
- Maintain records, including contracts and change orders
- Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of accounts
- Review and approve supplier invoices
- Review and approve time sheets for works
- Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to projectsReview account totals related to projects assets and expenses
- Investigate variances and submit variance reports to management
- Create or approve all billings to customers
- Investigate all expenses not billed to customers
- Respond to requests for more detail from customers
- Close out project accounts upon projects completion
- Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
Ideal Accountant Skills:
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Commutable distance to Hammersmith on a regular basis
- Hands-on experience with accounting software like Sage and Xero is a plus.
- Work experience as an Accountant
- Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Hands-on experience with SAP ERP software is a plus.
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Experience with general ledger functions
- Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
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