CAREERS

Financial Accountant

Reference: 979

Description

Requisite skills

This role sits within the High Wycombe Finance department. Main Tasks & Responsibilities will include:

• Updating the Finance Team on the bank balance daily

• Bank reconciliation, including posting and allocating payments and receipts

• Dealing with queries from Credit Control – locating payments, etc.

• Assisting in the cash forecast process on a weekly basis

• Preparing Intercompany statements and reconciling the Purchase Ledger Intercompany balances

• Assisting Purchase Ledger with supplier queries, and monitoring expense payments, assisting with the preparation of BACS runs on a weekly basis

• Process month end journals

• Prepare month end reconciliations including Balance Sheet

• Supervising Purchase Ledger staff

• Assistance with year-end audit

• Assistance with preparation of VAT return

• Assistance with reconciling the deferred duty statements

• Assistance with time-sheet processing

• Assist and provide back up to other members of the team as required

• Other ad-hoc tasks as require

The ideal candidate for this role will possess qualities such as:

• Achievement Drive - will need to take responsibility for efficiently
completing task allocated

• Analytical Thinking – will need to ensure accuracy of accounting entries and analyse and approach queries in a logical manner

• Customer Focus - will need to provide an efficient service to the ‘internal
customer’ in terms of response to queries

• Planning & Organisation – will need to use time management and
organisational skills to complete tasks to required deadlines and to
prioritise work appropriately

• Teamwork & Co-operation - will need to be a team player and enjoy making a contribution within the Department

• Preferably working towards a professional qualification (ACCA or CIMA)