Financial Accountant

• Preparation of annual financial statements and files for the external audit;
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of the month end management reporting and business partnering to the Executive and as required for the Board, Audit and Risk Committee
• Completion of weekly, monthly and annual controls and assist in development and enhancement of control procedures and matrices;
• Prepare financial analysis, provide reporting expertise and financial support to the business;
• Coordinate the annual budget process and consolidation of inputs from various stakeholders and finance units;
• Assisting in the preparation and interrogation of inputs for various business units into the annual budgeting and forecasting processes;
• Develop and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis and key performance indicators;
• Preparing monthly variance analysis reports and business partnering with business units to understand and resolve variances, and provide insight into the figures supporting financial control and a value for money ethos;
• Business partnering and providing support to various operational teams;
• Work with the reporting and systems implementation teams to migrate excel reports and templates into the reporting tool and expand and generate a detailed monthly review pack for the Financial Controller;
• Monitoring and reporting KPIs to management;
• Continuous improvement of financial reporting processes;
• Provide analysis and support to the Finance Managers and Financial Controller on ad-hoc projects;
• Assist with month end tasks as required including preparation of management accounts, reconciliations and reviews;
• Assisting in the enhancement of work manuals and standardisation of processes;
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and liaising with the auditors;
• Coordination with various stakeholders including both finance and non-finance personnel;
• Maintain open communications with Finance management, keeping them informed of any relevant issues or queries;

• Support system development and upgrade within the finance function;
• Support process improvement and development of finance controls;
• Support the development of internal finance portals and business partnering reporting;
• Support implementation and improvement of business analysis and reporting; and
• Other ad-hoc duties as required.

• Qualified Accountant with post-qualification experience in industry an advantage;
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent attention to detail;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• An effective team player, who demonstrates excellent leadership and negotiation skills.

• A hybrid working environment
• Total Rewards: A comprehensive package that covers flexible working and career development
• FlexEY: Lets you select benefits to suit your needs across holidays, health, well-being and more
• Annual reimbursement for health-related services such as gym membership

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