Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £35000 - £42000 per annum
- Posted
- 21 May 2019
- Closes
- 21 Jun 2019
- Ref
- 14015936/001
- Contact
- Anna MacDonald
- Job role
- Financial accountant
- Sector
- Retail and FMCG
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
The Financial Accountant will work with the Financial Accounting Manager to ensure accuracy and integrity of the balance sheet for all companies within the Business Group with a focus on stock, fixed assets and cash. Responsible for managing 3 direct reports.
Client Details
A leading retailer and wholesaler, predominantly based in the UK but also with an International presence. Based in Leeds City Centre.
Description
The Financial Accountant will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the balance sheet is always correctly stated
- Fixed assets reporting
- Review and add commentary to the reports produced before distributing through the business
- Overall responsibility for the accounting for stock including all balance sheet reconciliations, monthly journals and reporting to the business
- Provide cover & support for the cash flow forecasting
- Acting as a key point of contact for the Banks
- Responsibility for VAT and Tax
- Develop the current systems in place and identify any projects for priority to help business processes to become more effective
- Responsibility for a team of 3 including the management of their development
Profile
The Financial Accountant will be:
- Qualified Accountant - essential (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
- Keen attention to detail and critical self-review
- Will happily challenge the current processes in place and review & implement change and as such will add value through creation of improved tighter processes
- Ability to positively challenge and influence at all levels of the business
- Commercially minded
- Strong Communicator, both internal and external
- Organised & able to prioritise
- Methodical problem solver - can work on their own initiative to solve issues
- Able to work on own Initiative and also work as a team
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Enthusiastic approach to learning - committed to accuracy
Job Offer
£35,000-£42,000 (doe)
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