Senior Financial Accountant (12-month maternity cover contract) - Successful Brokerage Company - Up
- Employer
- LH Partners
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Up to £70,000 + Benefits
- Closing date
- Mar 3, 2025
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- Job Function
- Accounting/Audit/Tax
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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Profile Criteria:
Role Summary:
To assist with the day-to-day requirements of the Finance department, predominantly in financial control, with cover for Accounts payable as appropriate. The candidate must work as part of a team to ensure that all reporting deadlines are met on a timely and accurate basis. This would interest a highly driven individual with a demonstrated can-do attitude and "hands-on" approach to work. An excellent eye for detail combined with strong communication skills is critical for the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Month-End Financial Control:
Regulatory Reporting and Tax:
Interim and Year-End Reporting:
General:
Ad-hoc:
Additional Skills and Experience Desirable (but not essential):
- Fully-qualified (2+ years PQE) with a well-rounded accounting skill-set covering financial, management and tax accounting. Regulatory reporting would be a bonus (and can be taught in this role, if required).
- Open to sector (financial services preferable but open to C&I sector candidates)
- Confident user of Excel
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Available on a short notice period (1 month or less) or immediately available
Role Summary:
To assist with the day-to-day requirements of the Finance department, predominantly in financial control, with cover for Accounts payable as appropriate. The candidate must work as part of a team to ensure that all reporting deadlines are met on a timely and accurate basis. This would interest a highly driven individual with a demonstrated can-do attitude and "hands-on" approach to work. An excellent eye for detail combined with strong communication skills is critical for the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Month-End Financial Control:
- Review of sales and purchase ledger transactions
- Production of key month-end reconciliations
- Preparation of monthly Management Accounts and Finance Board pack
- Preparation of monthly Consolidation forms for Group reporting
Regulatory Reporting and Tax:
- Assist in preparation of quarterly FINREP returns
- Preparation of VAT returns, annual corporation tax returns and PSA
- Support the Deputy Head of Finance with internal and external reporting requirements
Interim and Year-End Reporting:
- Support with the production of interim & year-end packs
- Assist in the preparation of the annual Financial Statements and associated audit documentation
General:
- Production of daily revenue report
- Preparation of weekly/monthly Management Information
Ad-hoc:
- Support and provide cover for Financial Accountant and Accounts Payable as appropriate
- Preparation of Office of National Statistics returns
- Support in ad hoc projects as deemed appropriate
Additional Skills and Experience Desirable (but not essential):
- Tax and technical accounting experience
- Regulatory reporting knowledge and experience
- Great Plains experience (Microsoft Dynamics GP)
- Alteryx experience
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