Financial Accountant

Ruby Group are looking for a Financial Accountant to join an exciting and interesting international business that will empower and develop an individual that is up for a challenge. This is a newly created role reporting into the Financial Controller. Your responsibilities will be. Supervise a direct report (Part Qualified accountant) overseeing all cash and banking activities, ownership of VAT, Intrastat and EC Sales (including International returns). Management accounting responsibilities including budgeting and month end review. You will play a key part in the year end, statutory accounting and overseas branch accounts, including relationship with the auditors and tax advisers Fixed Assets and Capital Expenditure. Maintain the fixed asset register by accounting for additions, disposals, calculating depreciation, and reconciling to the nominal ledger, deliver of fixed asset reports on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. Review and analyse capital expenditure. This includes review and reporting of on-going projects, analysis of closed projects versus original specifications and budget, improving and bringing efficiencies to the overall capital expenditure process. Annual Tax Computation, to maintain and prepare capital allowances. Month end ownership of trial balance and balance sheet, preparing monthly manual journal review and commentary. You will act as a finance business partner working with multiple cost centres. Monthly Profit and loss reviews. Prepare monthly VAT reconciliations, review all UK and International cash reconciliations. You will also provide Ad hoc support on project work relating to Cash & Banking and Technical areas. You will assist with ongoing business process improvements. Annual review of the PCI policy and update with new legislations introduced, you will also work closely with the loss prevention manager and coordinate the internal PCI audit

The Ideal applicant will be educated to degree level and be fully qualified in ACCA, CIMA or CA. However finalist level candidates will also be considered. You must have at least 3 years industry experience gained working within a finance team in either a management or financial accounting focused role. You must have excellent communication skills as you will be relationship building and managing a number of stakeholders. Advanced Excel skills are essential, candidates with Navision experience will have an advantage. Our Client Can offer career progression as the next step up would be in to the Finance Manager position.