Global West End based company require a Qualified Accountant to start Temp and convert Permanent after a few weeks.

The job is a real mixture of Management and Financial Accounts, from the monthly management accounts, to getting heavily involved with budgeting and forecasting / re-forecasting. On top of this, you will be required to do consolidations, tax and assist with Year End, including liasion with Audiors.

This job would suit a Qualified Accountant (ideally ACA, CA or ACCA) with a broad blend of both Financial Accounts and Management Accounts. Someone with just technical Financial Accounting, who wants to get into Management Accounts, is just as desirable. The role might even suit somebody straight out of Practice, looking for their first job within Commerce and Industry. Audit or Preparation of Financial Accounts background, or both, are fine.

Experience
The candidate should have extensive commercial experience and have experience of working with operational divisions.

Key skills/qualifications
ACCA or ACA qualified.
Excellent spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel advanced level).
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written to colleagues at all levels.
Ability to work in a pressurised environment to tight deadlines.
Confidence to challenge the status quo and offer suggestions for process improvements.
Staff motivation and management skills.
Team player both within the department and in the company as a whole.
Commercial judgement such that candidate feels confident to make decisions based upon what is in the best interests of the company.
Good manager of time and resources.

Responsibilities
Monitoring of client accruals and profitability.
Assistance with the monitoring of the sales ledger and purchase ledger departments providing timely and accurate analysis and feedback on these areas.
Overseeing the production of the monthly Management Accounts for the group including regional Profit and Loss Statements and group balance sheet including statistical information, variance analysis and commentary.
Assistance with the preparation of budgets and forecasts for the group at entity level (including full profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash-flow forecasts).
Preparation of corporation tax computations including analysis and supporting schedules and projections.
Ensuring completion of P11D forms by the Finance team and reviewing the company’s PSA calculation.
Assisting with the completion of the VAT return for the Group.
Assistance with the preparation of statutory accounts for the Group and notes to the accounts.
Assistance during interim audit and year end audit.
Liaison with other departments including operations, IT, facilities, sales and HR.
Assistance with ad-hoc projects.

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller. The individual will also have extensive interaction and supervisory duties in respect of the Finance department and would be expected to communicate effectively with the team.

The job is to start ASAP as a Temp, and will convert Permanent before the end of December

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