Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant - Cambridge

Robert Half Cambridge are currently working with an award-winning biotechnology company who are recruiting for a Financial Accountant to join their finance team based in Cambridge.

Overview of role

Day to day duties of The Financial Accountant will include but not be limited to:

• Maintain the financial ledger of a legal entity in compliance with Group Accounting Policy, local tax codes, government regulations and filing requirements.
• Book ledger entries to reflect financial activities in compliance with above (may include some or all of: accruals, fixed assets, stock/inventory, accounts receivables, accounts payable, expenses, payroll, cash, tax)
• Participate in monthly close activities including fixed asset accounting, local entity accounts, time recording, provision for bad debt
• Lead the Bad debt provision and credit control processes.
• Manage the fixed asset ledger
• Preparation of VAT returns, EC sales and Intrastat reporting.
• Supervise Transactional team and activities with a hands-on approach, ensuring accurate and timely AP/AR postings including invoice posting to AP and AR ledgers when required.
• Assist in the management of local treasury activity including bank reconciliations and credit card postings, forecasting, deposit cheques, etc when required.
• Participate in audit activity, ensure journal backup documentation is complete, organised, and easily accessible.
• Ensuring absolute accuracy of GL accounting and all financial reports, timely account reconciliations
• When required support GL journal postings and in other areas to ensure accurate ledgers
• Maintain compliance with financial controls
• Communicate potential risks and opportunities when identified
• Support the development of new systems, processes and reports
• Other ad hoc responsibilities as determined by the Finance Manager

The ideal candidate Profile:

• Highly accurate and good attention to detail
• Able to work well on own initiative and manage a team.
• Hands on approach to various tasks and suggestions for process improvements.
• Experience of Microsoft Office with very good/Intermediate level knowledge of Excel
• Microsoft Dynamics AX experience would be desirable

Salary & Benefits

Role of Financial Accountant is paying up to 44k plus excellent benefits

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.

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