Assistant Financial Accountant
Location: Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 plus bonus, and benefits, depending on experience
Role Overview: As an Assistant Financial Accountant at Recordati, you'll collaborate with the Financial Accountant to support the global financial function. Your responsibilities will include managing month-end financial close processes for Sales, Purchases, and other operating expenses (OPEX). Additionally, you'll maintain balance sheets and profit and loss (P&L) statements for your assigned entity. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Financial Accountant in closing processes for assigned entities.
- Handle accounts receivable duties, including processing customer payments, sending statements, and reconciling the accounts receivable ledger.
- Calculate and post bad debt provisions at month-end, analyzing aged customer balances.
- Support bank reconciliations, ensuring timely updates and reconciliation.
- Prepare and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts (intercompany, fixed assets, prepayments, payroll, and accruals).
- Ensure timely completion of monthly close tasks.
- Maintain Ledger Accounts, analyzing OPEX and correcting misaligned costs.
- Complete monthly and quarterly reporting requirements for group finance.
- Collaborate with region controllers to explain and understand variances.
Financial Control:
- Regularly review processes and controls to maintain a strong control environment.
- Document core processes, identifying risk and control points.
- Keep the general journals log up to date and signed off.
- Meet period close deadlines for users in Navision.
- Establish effective internal controls to comply with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, policies, and relevant regulations.
- Proactively identify and report compliance issues or emerging risks.
Required Qualifications:
- Part Qualified Accountant
- Further qualification or degree in a related discipline (preferred but not essential)
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Numerate and analytical
Technical Competencies:
- Desirable experience in SAP 4 Hana, Navision, or Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
- Intermediate Excel skills
Behaviours and Competencies:
- Adaptable and willing to take on new challenges
- Effective time management and prioritization
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Highly organized
- Anticipate and respond to internal and external changes
Interested? Please apply today for immediate consideration.