Group includes a UK and a US entity and, in this role, you will be responsible for preparing consolidated monthly management accounts to a high standard.
Reporting to a Finance Manager, you will become a key member of a skilled and friendly Finance team in this forward-thinking company at a very exciting time in their journey.
- Posting of monthly journals including, Prepayments, Accruals, Accrued and deferred revenue
- Building lease
- Payroll
- Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations
- Set up new working papers as required (i.e. new leases, revenue contracts, etc.)
- Preparation of individual company TB’s and the consolidated monthly management accounts, including all supporting analysis (project reporting, headcount reporting, etc)
- Treasury
- Cash management review and recommendation on movements between
bank accounts (GBP, USD, holding accounts and current accounts) - Manage fixed assets
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns
- Lead on preparation of the annual workings for P11Ds and PSA
- Cover for parts of the Finance Assistant role in periods of holiday
- Controls and processes
- Identify and implement key controls across the business
- Maintain compliance with implemented controls
- Constantly review processes for efficiencies and relevance, across the full
month end process and bookkeeping functions - Year-end audit
- Co-ordinate the year end audit process with support from the Finance Manager, answering queries and sample requests
- Preparation of working papers for auditors
- Calculation of R&D tax credits ahead of review by an external tax team
- Help preparing the year end accounts including notes
- Sales
- Credit control
Candidate profile:
- Qualified accountant (part-qualified accountant would be considered)
- Proven industry experience is essential, including preparing consolidated management accounts Excellent attention to detail, with a drive to get things right and constantly push processes forward
- Ability to analyse data to make informed recommendations to the business
- Strong Excel skills (e.g. V lookups, count-ifs and pivot tables, as well as effective spreadsheet management)
- Team player, comfortable adapting to a changing environment in a rapidly growing scale-up business
- Experience of prioritising tasks and working to tight deadlines
- Excellent problem solving and project management skills
- Highly motivated and results-driven, with enthusiasm to achieve ambitious targets
- Approachable, with excellent stakeholder management skills
Not essential but useful:
- Experience of working in a scale-up or high growth organisation
- Experience with annual budget processes or year-end audits
- Multi-entity consolidation experience, including a US entity
- Experience using Xero
