Financial Accountant

Hybrid £55K pa plus bens

Based near Brentford in West London, this a good opportunity for an immediately available PQ or qualified accountant to join a global B2B business services provider. The company operate through multi-site outlets and this role delivers end-to-end reporting on the commercial activities of the several divisions within the estate’s asset base.

The company are also undertaking a couple of major IT transformation projects which, as a stakeholder you will gain project management exposure to. These are notably a SAP implementation and Power BI transition.

Accounts

• Preparation of monthly financial accounts, variance reporting and supplementary analysis for internal reporting to the UK Board, and to Group according to published timetable.
• Revenue reporting;

- Flash - forecast for the month and full-year to Group.

- Month End - final reconciliation and preparation of Revenue figures, including Media, Production, Installation, and accruals.

• Rents & rates: update schedule for fixed and variable rents and rates. Reconcile P&L and B/S to Estates report; proactively review variances with Estates Department.
• Carry out Gross Margin review on all non-Media revenue streams and explain variances.
• Ensure compliance with Group’s accounting policies and procedures, and update / improve our internal procedures to comply with on-going changes and developments.
• Fixed asset management - monthly additions, disposals, depreciation and reconciliation among Sage (ERP), Asset 4000 & operational system records.
• Assist centralised processes (dismantling provision, vehicle leasing, revenue reconciliation) on an ad hoc basis.

Balance Sheet responsibility;

• Own all balance sheet reconciliation under the managed divisions; ensure regular reviews are taking place with Senior Finance Manager to identify risks and opportunities.
• Responsible for the coordination of the reconciliation of all payroll related accounts across all divisions; including the investigation of outstanding reconciling items.
• Produce monthly reconciliation for VAT inputs, outputs and the control account.

Statutory Audit, Half Year and Year End Reporting

• Be the main point of contact for the divisions responsible for; ensure all audit deliverables are met.
• Liaise with Auditors to assist in half-year, interim and year-end audit.
• Assist Senior Finance Manager in preparation of additional reporting schedules for Group reporting SAP and Power BI.
• Support ERP transition from Sage to SAP, participate in SAP workshops and assist user acceptance testing.
• Support transition from Hyperion to Power BI, including understanding how to build and use Power BI to automate / simplify data analysis and visualization.

Ad hoc

• Assist with ad hoc requests and analysis as assigned by Senior management in Finance.
• Depending on the needs of the business, holder of this role could be moved among divisions.
• Carry out project work for the improvement of processes & procedures, which may result in automation and SAGE enhancements.
• Support & cover other Financial Accountants when necessary.

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