Financial Accountant

Description:

Our company is an international human resource solutions organisation that specialises in the provision of managed groups of skilled and unskilled labour frequently across international borders to blue-chip clients throughout Europe. Due to the continued expansion, we are now seeking to recruit a dynamic Financial Accountant to join our team, reporting directly to the Financial Controller.

Responsibilities will include:

• Accounting and Reporting
  • Booking of transactions to the Sage accounting system, and processing of invoices, reconciliations etc.
  • Maintenance of the debtors and creditors ledgers ensuring accuracy of balances at all times
  • Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts – Bank, Creditor, Debtor and other control accounts.
  • Preparation of monthly / weekly reports for use by senior management.
  • Preparation of monthly group accounts including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and fixed assets review.
  • Prepare monthly profit and loss accounts, including narrative for, management team.
  • Maintaining and updating detailed weekly and quarterly cashflow forecasts by business and for the group.
  • Process Improvement- implement and propose process improvements to deliver efficiency and cost savings.
  • Review Actual v Budget and reporting variances and devising action plans for improvement of same.

• Payroll
  • Processing of monthly and weekly payrolls
  • Management of employees tax and SI returns
  • Addressing and resolving payroll queries,
  • Management of payroll payment system and necessary banking interface.

• The successful candidates have the following profile:

• Education: Qualified 
• Degree (Business) also desirable.
• Proven analytical capability.
• Ability to take accounts preparation from start to finish – Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Cashflow.
• Payroll experience - IPASS qualification a bonus.
• Interpersonal skills: proven ability to interact and communicate at all levels within and outside an organisation.
• Fluent English is essential for this role and a second language would be advantageous.
• IT Skills
  • SAGE skills – SAGE 50 and SAGE 50 payroll an advantage.
  • Excel to intermediate level – pivots, lookups etc.
  • Outlook, Word and Powerpoint.
• International experience and a second language would be advantageous.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities and to be flexible in their approach to work.