Senior Financial Accountant

• Assist with production of monthly management accounts packs within 10 working days with responsibility for specific areas of the P&L and Balance Sheet;
• Prepare monthly departmental cost analyses and lead monthly department head cost reviews, focussed on business partnering to drive performance improvement;
• Work closely with commercial and operational teams on reporting and providing finance support to departments across the business;
• Work closely with Head of Finance & Business Insights on cross functional projects;
• Work with the Senior Team on annual budget and quarterly forecast submissions;
• Involvement in the year-end statutory audit with specific responsibility for specific areas of the main trading companies;
• Prepare weekly cashflow forecasts and liaise with Merchandising team on stock intake and Accounts Payable on cash ouflows;
• Assist with monthly payroll processing and reviews;
• Assist with Revenue preparations/submissions - VAT, PAYE, Intrastat, VIES
• Work with Supply Chain and Operations team on stock management including support with stocktakes, cycle counts and adjustment or store stock;
• Support Loss Prevention team with analysis and dashboard insights;
• Ownership of 3PL profit and loss accounts at a customer level;
• Ownership of month end balance sheet reconciliations for specific areas;
• Continuous improvement of finance processes focusing on efficiency gains and enhancements to be derived from the new ERP system.

• Qualified Accountant with at least 3-4 years post qualification experience;
• Experience working in a commercial finance or operational finance role within a FMCG, retail, manufacturing or distribution environment a distinct advantage;
• Strong technical accounting skills with up to date knowledge of relevant IFRS standards;
• Strong appreciation of a robust framework of internal controls and reconciliations;
• Advanced excel user and strong system skills required

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