Financial Accountant: Coleraine Area Permanent
We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join our dynamic team in the Coleraine area.
About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Accountant who is ready for the next step in their career and looking for a challenging but rewarding experience.
* Assist with the timely production of monthly management accounts.
* Calculation of accruals and prepayments.
* Maintenance of key schedules such as fixed asset register, prepayments & accruals and intercompany accounts.
* Responsibility of all Balance Sheet movements
* Assist in the preparation of annual financial statements and annual audit.
* Assist in preparation of corporation tax and VAT returns
* Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and key performance indicators.
* Assist in the monitoring of financial controls and assist in internal audit activities as required
* Maintenance of nominal ledger including transaction auditing, journal posting and expense coding.
* Assist with ad hoc investigations and reports, while ensuring that scheduled reports are produced and circulated in accordance with agreed deadlines.
* Team management responsibility for function areas within Finance team such as accounts receivable, bank or accounts payable
* Statutory reporting to governmental and regulatory bodies such as Department of Finance, Companies House and HMRC.
* Support and guidance for other departments within finance such as Accounts receivable, Accounts Payable, Invoicing and Payroll
Requirements
The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:
* Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
* Minimum of 2 years previous industry experience
* Previous experience of supervising or managing a team
* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
* Excellent interpersonal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
* Competent in IT i.e. Microsoft office, and in particular, extensive experience with Excel