Finance Accountant - Ftc 12 Months

About The Role
Closing Date:26th January
Contract: This is a fixed term contract for 12 Months. Immediate start preferred.
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with your most updated CV and a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you a CCAB Qualified Accountant looking to use your skills and accounting knowledge to help address the biggest health issue in the UK today?  
We are looking for a Financial Accountant, to join our busy Finance team on a 12 month fixed term contract as progress our finance transformation journey, including the implementation of a new ERP finance system, Unit 4 (Agresso).
In this role, you will help manage the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts and statutory returns, quarterly VAT returns, and oversight of monthly accounting processes ensuring that accurate accounts are produced on a timely basis.
Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Assisting with the preparation of statutory accounts for group entities, in compliance with relevant accounting and reporting standards, and playing a key role in the year-end audit process.
• Analysis and reporting for annual Corporation Tax and quarterly VAT returns, as well as other statutory and regulatory returns.
• Ensuring the existence of a sound control environment for the areas listed above, and resolving any issues which arise.
• Supporting the delivery of continuous improvement projects in financial accounting and tax reporting.

This is a homeworking role, but you will be required to travel to attend some meetings and team-days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our flagship offices.
About you

• Ideally focussed all or part of your career on being a Financial Accountant and you are likely to have worked in an organisation of similar size, scale, and complexity.
• We also welcome applications if you are newly qualified, with practice experience.
• You will be joining a committed finance team with an ambitious transformation plan and will be expected to demonstrate initiative, judgment, and a continuous improvement mentality.
• Being systems-oriented and having an interest in tax will also be beneficial.

Person Specification

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience of producing minutes, action lists and meeting summaries.
• Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages. 
• Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solutions focussed.
• Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills.
• Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
• Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines and know when to ask for help.
• Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.