Financial Accountant

Posted 08 April 2024
Salary £60000.00 - £65000.00 per annum
LocationWatford
Job type Contract
Discipline Accountancy and Finance
ReferenceBBBH164379_1712565847
Contact NameEloise Oliver

Job description

Investigo are excited to be working with a client based in Watford who is looking for an Interim Financial Accountant to join their team!

The role:

The Interim Financial Accountant will be responsible for

  • Manage the routine period end process, ensuring all accounting adjustments are made, and costs are appropriately captured and reported on a periodic basis in accordance with IFRS
  • Liaise with other departments as appropriate to ensure that all relevant considerations have been taken into account in the financial reporting process
  • Preparation of the tangible and intangible asset accounting process including ensuring good governance around capturing costs, accounting thereof and annual impairment assessments.
  • Review of the monthly management accounts to ensure accuracy of period end numbers and to ensure cost accruals are well supported and verified
  • Preparation and review of key balance sheet reconciliations to ensure all accounts are reconciled and all balances substantiated
  • Key responsibilities in the quarterly and annual audit cycles in terms of key deliverables to the external auditors and working as the liaison between wider finance and the audit team
  • Preparation of the Financial Statements under IFRS

Profile:

  • ACCA, QBE or similarly qualified accountant with statutory reporting and control-based experience
  • Experience of operating in a month/period end cycle - working to tight deadlines and delivery of a successful month end
  • Experience within a similar role
  • Experience of tangible and intangible asset accounting and assessment of impairment
  • Proven aptitude using accounting systems, ideally SAP
  • Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite, with advanced knowledge of Excel

On Offer:

Salary circa - £60,000 to £65,000

Length - at least 12 months of work

Hybrid working pattern

Company benefits