Hays
Senior Financial Accountant
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Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading and rapidly growing service and wholesale group to recruit a driven and dynamic Senior Financial Accountant. Based outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with remote/office hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 days remote) reporting into the Accounting Manager. The purpose of the role is to deliver accurate and timely consolidated accounts and statutory accounting for each associated legal entity. You will ensure the external audit is well managed and stakeholders are kept up to date, while overseeing junior members of the team. Open to finance professionals from industry and practice with progression on offer.
Your new role
Your key duties will involve:
- Maintaining a good understanding of technical accounting standards (UK GAAP/IFRS) and the likely impact of changes to financial legislation on the business.
- Delivering group TB consolidations, accurate and timely accounting of wholly owned subsidiaries, and support with the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
- Identifying and quantifying areas of financial opportunity and risk, responsible for the production of working capital analysis and treasury/banking activities.
- Ensuring statutory accounts are produced, prepare corporation tax packs and produce/review assigned balance sheet accounts.
- Managing the VAT/Intrastat, EC sales returns and all employee tax requirements, provide timely acquisition accounting, manage insurance liabilities, and act as the key point of contact for external auditors.
- Coaching and supervising a team of two, be involved in ad-hoc projects and duties for senior management, and support with the transition to a new ERP system.
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What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this fast-paced Senior Financial Accountant role you will need:
- Experience within a similar position.
- Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent.
- Excellent technical knowledge of UK GAAP and ideally IFRS.
- Proven experience as a leader/supervisor.
- Strong verbal communication skills to partner with internal and external parties.
- Experience managing workloads to tight deadlines.
- Adaptable, willing to learn with an analytical mindset.
- Strong MS Excel skills.
- Experience in a range of financial systems and be flexible to meet business needs.
- Experience with MS D365 or ERP systems, along with Agricultural sector background would be advantageous but not essential.
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This position is open to both finance professionals from industry and looking for a move from practice.
What you'll get in return
This permanent and progressive Senior Financial Accountant role is offering a salary between £60,000 - £70,000 per annum, dependable on experience, based outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with remote/office hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 days remote). A great opportunity to oversee a small team and really take the lead of the statutory accounting processes for a well-known and successful services Group. Future progression opportunities on offer.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Technical Accounting
- UKGAAP
- PLC
- Tax
- Management
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