RED Engineering Design
Financial Accountant

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Financial Accountant - Bicester
RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.
Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.
We now seek a Financial Accountant to be based out of our Bicester office.
Role Responsibilities
The Financial Accountant will be responsible for:
- Monthly Reporting
- Support the Financial Controller with close related tasks making sure the P&L and Balance Sheet are prepared in a timely manner with excellent accuracy.
- Owns the balance sheet reconciliation process
- Reconcile Intercompany
- Process journal entries to ensure accuracy of financial data
- Post technical accounting entries such as IFRS 16
- Fixed assets reconciliation and reporting
- Ad hoc tasks as assigned by the Financial Controller
- Monthly SMART reporting (Group Submission)
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Compliance
- Work with the team to proactively prepare for the audit process, gathering all relevant documentation and reconciliations.
- Prepare VAT returns for the UK and permanent establishments in Europe.
- Support the information gathering / calculation process for R&D and Corporation Tax filings
- Ensure all entries posted are aligned to the accounting standards FRS102 for local reporting and IFRS for Group
- Prepare and maintain the GAAP to GAAP reconciliation
- Support for internal audit (INCOME campaign)
- Work with Ethics Officer around Gifts & Hospitality register
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Other
- Administration of Treasury e.g. bank mandates
- Ad hoc system projects as and when required
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Process
- Contribute to the development and implementation of RED general accounting processes and procedures
- Identify and recommend process improvements that increase efficiency and accuracy
Role Requirements
- ACCA, ACA or equivalent
- Prior experience of working through the audit process
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5 Years experience
- Good understanding of international working and business operations
- Experience in engineering or related industry is highly desirable
- Excellent knowledge of ERP systems (SAP 4/HANA preferred)
- Effective analytical skills when interpreting data and results
- Advance user of Excel
- Dynamic and resourceful
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral
- Easily fit into multidisciplinary and cultural teams
- Ability to prioritise to adhere to strict deadlines


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Benefits
RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:
- 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years’ service
- Holiday purchase and buy back scheme
- Hybrid Working
- Contributory company pension scheme
- Healthcare Scheme via salary sacrifice (Company funded cover is dependant on level)
- Non-contractual bonus awards
- Training sponsorship
- Charity volunteering leave
- Wellness days/ initiatives.
- Salary commensurate with experience.
Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer.
This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in the UK without restrictions, as we are unable to offer sponsorship at the present time.
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