Job Description

SUMMARY:
Do you live in the Somerset Area, have your financial degree with a minimum of 5 years experience and are looking for a new career move?Our well-established client requires a well-rounded candidate who has managed the full function of financial reporting, general ledger management, management accounts, cash flow and inventory management.POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in accounting,

, or related field * Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting, with at least 2 years in a senior accounting role

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Advantageous:

• Ability to manage multiple entities and handle complex intercompany transactions
• Experience in the telecommunications sectors
• Experience with Xero

DUTIES

• Prepare and analyse monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure accurate and timely closing of monthly accounts across all entities.
• Provide support audits, including preparing necessary documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.

• General Ledger Management:

• Maintain the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately.
• Oversee and reconcile accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank accounts.
• Maintaining fixed asset register including conducting asset counts, posting deprecation journals and review for additions and disposals
• Conduct month-end and year-end close processes, including preparation of journals, such as accrual, prepayments, and depreciation.
• Management Accounts, Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.
• Monitor budget variances and provide detailed analysis to management.
• Collaborate with department heads to ensure adherence to budgetary guidelines.
• Assist in the monthly preparation of the monthly management accounts as delegate by the reporting manager.
• Taxation and Compliance:

• Prepare and submit tax filings (VAT, payroll taxes, corporate tax) and liaise with tax advisors.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of tax legislation and ensure the business remains compliant with changing regulations.
• Cash Flow Management:

• Manage cash flow, ensuring timely payments to suppliers and accurate reporting of cash positions.
• Maintain weekly the cash forecasting schedules and model to ensure visibility on working capital requirements in future periods.
• Inventory management

• Conduct regular inventory reconciliations between physical counts and recorded stock in the accounting system, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Monitor and report on stock levels, ensuring that inventory is valued correctly and provisions for obsolete or slow-moving stock are accounted for.
• Other

• Assist in the procurement process by overseeing supplier quotes, and purchase order creation as well as delivery to relevant in country locations.
• Assist in the

process by overseeing the relevant documentation required to ship good internationally, whilst also coordinating with freight forwarders and suppliers to facilitate successful shipping of the goods.
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