Financial Accountant

Our client is a family run business, with an amazing product and customer centric approach.  They have 180 stores in the UK and a rapidly growing online, International and concessions business. They really care about people, customers, and the communities in which they trade and are now looking for a Financial Accountant to be based out of their amazing Amersham head office. The role offers some hybrid working with up to six days per calendar month home-working and the rest of the time-based working with their collaborative teams. 

As Financial Accountant report into the Head of Finance and you will be responsible for delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial data for the business. The role requires a confident, ambitious, forward thinking, and hands-on individual who is adept at financial reporting and analysis and takes pride in their work. You will need to be proactive, with great attention to detail to ensure the Group companies meets all compliance and reporting requirements.  We are also looking for a fully qualified accountant, with preactice experience.                                                                                     

Financial Accountant – Responsibilities

- Ownership of balance sheet for all entities, ensuring reconciliations are current and accurate for Group reporting.                                                                             

- Produce accurate monthly consolidated Group accounts to tight deadline.

- Take ownership of smaller entities’ monthly management accounts.                                           

- Ensuring Intercompany balances reconcile and up to date.                                                              

- Produce monthly bank reporting, quarterly covenant testing with commentary.        

- Ownership of cashflow budget, ensuring weekly cashflow tool is updated for latest forecast information, and reviewing variances.                                                                                        

- Overseeing bank account controls, reviewing efficiencies, and updating processes.

- Producing the group VAT return and producing all foreign VAT return for review.                       

- Produce and forecast quarterly banking covenants to ensure compliance.

- Production of internal audit controls and continuous review and improvements.

- Assisting with annual audit and statutory accounts production. Document accounting treatment across the group.                                                                               

Financial Accountant – Required Skills

- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

- Experience working with group consolidations, accounts preparation and audit in either practice or industry. 

- Experience with communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues.

- Familiar with accounting packages ideally Unit 4 or similar.

- Intermediate experience of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise tasks, handle pressure and support finance team.

As Financial Accountant you will receive a competitive salary, bonus of up to 15% and a range of additional benefits including group discount and access to a virtual GP.  You’ll also have the chance to add value with your skillset, during a pivotal period of growth for the business.  The role will provide challenge and excitement in equal measure.

If this role excites, and you can offer the right skills mix, then we’d love to hear from you.