Remote working, primarily home-based.
Financial Accountant
Role Objectives
The Financial Accountant at encompasses a wide range of responsibilities crucial to maintaining the financial health and compliance of the organization.
This position involves managing day-to-day accounting functions, and ensuring VAT and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
Additionally, the Financial Accountant supports critical financial processes, from daily transactions to year-end reporting, while focusing on continuous improvement.
The main objective is to uphold financial integrity and contribute to the organization's fiscal health through diligent accounting practices and regulatory adherence.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
• Maintain and oversee company accounts, ensuring strict compliance with local and international financial regulations, GAAP, and internal policies.
• Manage VAT compliance across multiple jurisdictions (UK, Ireland, Germany), including complex cross-border transactions and reverse charge mechanisms.
• Prepare and submit timely VAT returns, VIES report, and Intrastat reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with changing regulation.
• Support the preparation of entity-level monthly financial statements for consolidation, including detailed variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, managing accruals, and prepayments.
• Contribute to the preparation of entity-level monthly financial statements for consolidation.
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls, continuously improving financial processes and systems.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for each entity and intercompany reconciliation.
• Support with budgeting and forecasting, including analysis of trends to support strategic decision-making
• Collaborate closely with HR to manage payroll processing, including benefits, bonuses, and pension contributions
• Conduct thorough monthly balance sheet reconciliations, managing intercompany transactions and foreign currency revaluations
• Support end-of-year accounting functions, including audit preparation and statutory financial reporting.
• Review and update revenue and cost accruals monthly according to the Company's revenue recognition policy.
• Continuous improvement of the group's tax processes to ensure they are fit for purpose and operating efficiently.
• Facilitate timely remittance of HMRC taxes and company pension contributions.
• Deputise for Senior Financial Accountant, as needed.
Qualifications
• Candidates who are either newly or nearly qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) are preferred, although those with equivalent experience (QBE), will also be considered
• Some experience with payroll, VAT, Intrastat
• Proficient in Xero accounting, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Effective verbal and written communication skills