Bedford Consulting
Financial Accountant
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About Bedford
Bedford is one of Anaplan's largest and longest-running Gold partners, recognised year after year for excellence and innovation. As we grow across EMEA, we look for people who are curious, take ownership and go Beyond the Expected - for one another, for our customers and for our partners.
Our culture is built on partnership, innovation, customer focus, humility and teamwork. If that sounds like you, Bedford will feel like home.
Role Opportunity
Sitting within the Finance Team and working closely with the Financial Controller and CFO, you will act as deputy to the Financial Controller, supporting them in all aspects of their role and delivering time-critical operational finance activities, including month and year-end close and reporting. You will own reconciliations, management reporting, weekly cash flow forecasting and treasury management for allocated business units, while playing a key role in systems implementations and enhancements that build new capabilities in the finance function.
This is a qualified role suited to a commercially minded accountant who can operate independently, with a high degree of autonomy, in a highly matrixed organisation, exercise sound judgement on technical accounting matters, and liaise with advisers across multiple regions.
It will suit a meticulous, resourceful and self-motivated accountant who is comfortable operating without a predefined path, takes ownership in shaping and delivering their own approach, and has the intuition to take on opportunities without being told, while knowing the boundaries of their authority.
Reports to: Financial Controller & CFO
Location: Belfast / Remote
Hours: 40 hours per week (excluding a one-hour unpaid lunch break each day)
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What to Expect
Core Responsibilities
- Own month and year-end close for allocated business units, including journal posting, reconciliations, management reporting and variance analysis against plans.
- Play a key role in systems implementations, enhancements and optimisations to build new and additional capabilities in the finance function.
- Maintain the day-to-day integrity and accuracy of all financial systems, including projects, reporting and source data.
- Own weekly cash flow forecasting and treasury management.
- Act as the key point of contact for collating and reviewing organisation expenditure requests.
Person Specification
Essential
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), with several years' post-qualification experience.
- Strong intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and complex reconciliation and analysis models.
- A strong track record of owning and reviewing reconciliations (bank and balance sheet) to a high standard of accuracy.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite, Navision, Oracle or similar.
- Experience overseeing accounts payable processes across multiple entities or subsidiaries.
- Confidence liaising directly with external professional advisers.
- Sound technical accounting knowledge and judgement, with the ability to work autonomously.
Desirable
- Experience with statutory financial reporting, liaising with auditors and tax advisers across multiple jurisdictions.
- Familiarity with project accounting.
- Experience with inputs into ERP systems, including payroll, invoice generation and accounts payable.
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Behaviours
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Resourcefulness and tenacity.
- Self-motivated, with the initiative to act without being asked.
- A positive, can-do attitude.
- Solutions-oriented, proactively identifying and addressing issues.
- A collaborative team player who thrives alongside highly motivated colleagues.
Why Join Us?
You will have a varied role at the heart of an international business, with the scope to make a visible impact across our Finance function. We are remote-first and believe people should work where they feel most productive, with occasional travel for in-person collaboration and company events.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays
- Pension scheme: 5% employee and 3% employer contribution on qualifying earnings
- Private medical insurance through Bupa
- Medicash health cash plan towards everyday dental, optical and physiotherapy costs
- YuLife wellbeing platform
- Monthly mobile phone allowance of £100
- Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential support for employees and their families
- Access to learning and development tools
- Bonusly recognition rewards and vouchers
- Death in Service cover of four times annual salary
Salary
£50,000 – £60,000, reflecting the successful candidate's experience, skills and technical expertise.
Company policy statement
To protect the company's legitimate business interests and the interests and wellbeing of current staff, the company reserves the right to lawfully undertake proportionate pre-employment checks and ongoing diligence, both before the commencement of your employment and periodically during your employment.
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