Financial Accountant

KennedyPearce are hiring a Financial Accountant to join a global travel business based in West London. This is crucial part of the Finance team working together with the Management Accountant and Transactional Finance team to deliver Monthly and Annual Financial results. The ideal candidate will need to be able to start by September and must be able to travel to West London 3 days per week. This role is for a qualified ACA/ACCA who is proactive, self-motivated, detail-oriented financial accountant and who is not afraid to extend their skill set into any aspect of finance.

Key Responsibilities.

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• Responsible for the delivery of accurate month end reporting for 2 companies and upload information into SUN (the global reporting system).
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• Ensuring balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly, accounting is in accordance with IFRS, and risks / opportunities are identified.
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• Working with the Management Accountant and Financial Controller to understand variances between actual month end results, forecast, budget and prior year.
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• Together with the Management Accountant delivering all monthly, quarterly and annual local Sales Taxes.
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• Cost centre construction and reporting with specific focus on Overheads.
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• Responsible for the management of FX accounting and derivative postings.
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• Review of the loan / intercompany accounts ensuring all transactions are correctly recorded and balances agreed on a monthly basis.
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• Work closely with EY, responsible with the Financial Controller for the smooth running of the year end audit and delivery of statutory accounts data.
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• Helping to identify areas of potential control risks and developing solutions.
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• Focus on improving processes, not just in your own role but across Finance and the wider business.
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The ideal candidate;

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• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years' experience in a high volume, low margin business within a listed group.
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• Hands-on with a keen eye for detail and a passion for getting the accounting right.
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• Genuine, practical experience of completing complicated reconciliations.
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• Excellence with Excel, with a systems orientated mindset. Key focus in providing facts and data to the team and the wider business.
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• Able to explain complicated accounting concepts in a clear and straight-forward manner.
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• Good knowledge of accounting best practice and IFRS.
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