Financial Accountant at Robert Walters

About the job

• A well-known brand is currently looking for a Financial Accountant to join their business.

Financial Accountant Responsibilities:

• Reviewing of data captured by Clerk
• Capturing of financial transactions for projects
• Preparation of mid-month and month-end payment packs for review
• Circulation of creditors' payment to directors for approval
• Ensuring monthly accounting entries are recorded in the ERP system (Xero & Palladium) accurately and in line with the Group's monthly close timings.
• Coordinating accounts payable process to ensure all invoices are logged, approved and paid on time
• Preparing receivables billing, and reviewing revenue and purchase orders for accuracy, classification, and approval.

Reporting:

• Preparing monthly management accounts for operating SPV, Asset Management
• Prepare annual budget, reviews, and approval

Loan Compliance:

• Loan compliance
• Ad-hoc projects could include: tax investigations, simple valuations, sensitivity analysis, secretarial

Finance:

• Coordinating local audit work for any local statutory audit requirements and audit review
• Ensuring tax compliance for local SPV, and or assisting where these functions are outsourced.
• Ensuring corporate income tax returns prepared internally are accurate. External advisors review final and provisional taxes but the calculation remains the responsibility of the internal team.
• Ensuring VAT reports are prepared monthly, and returns are filed timely and accurately. Reconciliation of VAT is done on a regular basis
• Ensuring payroll & payroll taxes are filed timely and accurately where applicable.
• Ensuring withholding tax etc (if applicable) are paid timely and accurately.
• Ensuring all tax payments due are paid on time.

Minimum requirements include:

• A degree in Accounting/Finance and a recognised accounting qualification IS essential.
• At least 2 years of experience in an accounting environment. Experience within energy, utility, industrial company or similar industry would be an advantage.
• Understanding of IFRS, Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Analysis.
• Keen to take ownership of tasks and responsibilities and ensure that work is completed accurately and timely and all lenders' financial and covenant requirements are complied with.
• Proactive self-starter, highly motivated, focused on working at a high level and producing an excellent work product under changing priorities and deadlines.
• Good relationship builder - open and honest style - excellent communication skills. Able to communicate effectively and deal comfortably with multiple projects/requests.
• Excellent English both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with Financial modeLling would be advantageous but not essential.