Financial Accountant

Description:

You will play in a huge role in turning our finance department around. We are a new team with a new system and we need your help to build our finance operation.

You will ensure that we deliver numbers on time every month and with the highest accuracy.

You will play a key part in ensuring that we get a clean external audit opinion and pass our internal audit with flying colours.

You will get involved in projects that will help us automate our key processes covering the purchase to pay process, fixed asset process, inventory process and financial reporting process.

The role will be instrumental in ensuring that Client has a framework that is fit for purpose, scalable and simple enough to facilitate the agility required by a startup, providing assurance to all stakeholders including shareholders, investors, and auditors.

Responsibilities

Month-End Process Execution:

Prepare/process general ledger journals for all areas of the financials including payroll, accruals, prepayments.
Fix transactional postings to ensure transactions are assigned to the correct cost centre, account code, project and department.
Analyse the P&L and balance sheet and make adjustments as necessary to ensure our financials are correct.Balance Sheet Cleansing Project:

Prepare clear and audit proof balance sheet reconciliationsProcess Improvement Projects:

Support the Controller on projects to enhance key finance processes, including purchase to pay, financial reporting, inventory and fixed assets.
Support the Controller to configure Microsoft D365 in order to automate processes and improve key controls.Financial Reporting:

Build financial reports using Microsoft D365.Financial Controls Implementation:

Identify and support on the implementation of robust financial controls. We need to have controls in place to pass our annual Internal Audit review.Statutory Accounts Work:

Prepare clear TB to stats reconciliation for the FY23 audit
Advise on posting adjustments in the finance system.Audit Preparation:

To analyse Jan-Apr 2024 numbers to identify any mis postings and corrections required.
Ensure we have support for all of our Jan-Apr 2024 postings to ensure readiness for our FY24 external audit.Transactional Support:

To keep the operation going you may be required to cover some AP transactional processing if our AP Specialist is on annual leave.Skillset & Experience

Qualified accountant with previous post qualified experience in different sized organisations, from large best-practice to small start-up environments.
Proven experience in month-end processes and financial reporting. Must be able to deliver monthly numbers by on time when required
A background in audit or an audit mindset.
Must have experience preparing TB to stats reconciliations and be technically proficient
Preferred Attributes:
Experience in an environment where your priorities can change quickly and there is pressure to deliver
High attention to detail and ability to question and analyse financial data.
Ability to solve problems themselves first rather than deferring to their manager
Ability to balance immediate, urgent requirements with long term priorities, ensuring actions and measures are put in place well ahead of time to anticipate and manage future control requirements.
Ability to work flexibly and handle multiple tasks.
Positive attitude, down-to-earth, and open to feedback.
A team player willing to provide support where needed

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy