Financial Accountant
Hertford, Herts
£40,000 - 42,000 per annum (plus excellent benefits)
Full time; 37.5 hours per week; 9:00am-5:00pm
The requirement to work full time onsite.
Working for a reputable local employer of choice, this role is a great opportunity to join a well-known organisation on a full time, permanent basis.
The key purpose of the role is to ensure that each account in the nominal ledger is reconciled regularly, allowing reports to be reliable, clear and accurate records of the financial activity of the organisation.
It will be expected that the Financial Accountant produces information quickly at the end of each reporting period and must be confident in its accuracy. These reports will be scrutinised by internal and external stakeholders and any further information or clarification should be provided in a timely manner, as required.
Accuracy and attention to detail are key skills to succeed. The post-holder will be required to process large volumes of information and adhere to strict deadlines. It is also important to be able to build internal and external working relationships with discretion and professional courtesy. Confidentiality is essential throughout.
Key Responsibilities
- Reconciliation of nominal ledger accounts
- Query resolution and input of adjustment journals as required
- Reconciliation of Payroll accounts and input of monthly journals
- VAT reconciliation and reporting including partial exemption rates
- Preparing, processing and reconciliation of accruals and prepayments
- Inter-company billing and reconciliation of intercompany accounts
- Support the preparation of Cash Flow reports
- Support month end close reporting
- Preparation of information for and support during annual audit
- Preparation of information for and support during annual budget process
- Office for national statistics surveys
- Stock reconciliations and count processing.
Due to the anticipated high volume of applications we may receive for this advertisement, it is with regret that we may only be able to contact those applicants successful in being shortlisted. However, your application for this or any further roles, may mean that we are able to contact you when additional vacancies become available. Should you not want this to be the case, please feel free to contact us directly to ensure we are aware of your wishes.
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