Commercial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Randstad Accountancy & Finance
- Location
- Watford, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £45,000 per annum
- Posted
- 12 Jul 2019
- Closes
- 27 Jul 2019
- Ref
- 1186568039
- Job role
- Accountant, Finance business partner
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
During an exciting period of business change, a Commercial Accountant is now required to join this well known and established business. The Commercial Accountant will report to the Senior Finance Business Partner. You will be responsible for the provision and interpretation of financial and management information to support and inform the local management team in the day to day management of the business.
Key responsibilities of the role are:
The Successful Applicant
Key responsibilities of the role are:
- Ensure all reporting requirements required for the integrity the business are completed
- Ensure that reporting is accurate and providing sufficient challenge and support to the business
- Provision of front line support to divisional management including attending local contract management and customer meetings where required, ensuring early warnings of deviation to forecast are provided to local management
- Supporting new contract tenders and mobilisations, establishing all financial reporting requirements
- Preparation of divisions overhead monthly reporting packs including full commentary and analysis
- Completion of weekly cash forecasts and management of local working capital
- Completion of Quarterly rolling forecasts and annual plans and forecasts for business segment
- Balance sheet analysis and reconciliation for key accounts
- Business partnering with operations and commercial team, forming part of the local management team
The Successful Applicant
- Ideally you will be a qualified Accountant (CIMA or equivalent) but QBE considered
- Previous experience in a Commercial Finance role
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills to successfully perform in a complex global matrix environment.
- Some experience in project management skills to lead the execution of projects that involve different and complex requirements across different areas of the company.
- Experience in data handling and using Advanced Excel skills to perform analysis.
- A high attention to detail.
- The flexibility to adapt to a fast-changing commercial environment.