Financial Accountant - Head4Talent : Job Details

Ideal role as a first move from practice or for someone with a practice background.

Great team to work wih and good work/ life balance.

We are welcoming applications for a qualified accountant to join our Finance team. If you are a self-motivated individual, with substantial experience and knowledge of financial reporting, then we would love to hear from you.

The Role:

As a Financial Accountant you will take a lead role in managing end of year processes, assisting the Head of Financial Reporting with the production of reports and financial statements, and will be a lead point of contact for External Auditors. The role holder will be expected to provide financial accounting expertise to the organisation, ensuring that appropriate financial information and analysis is reported efficiently.

The Person:

To succeed in the role, you’ll have strong analytical skills and attention to detail. We’re looking for strong communicators with excellent IT skills and, whilst the ability to speak Welsh is valued it is not required in the role.

The Contract:

The role is available on a permanent basis. It is a hybrid post, enabling the successful candidate to split their time between working in our Cardiff offices and working remotely, subject to personal preference and business need.

Our Benefits:

We pride in being an inclusive and supportive place to work. We also offer a range of excellent benefits including: 25 days annual leave per year, a competitive pension scheme and numerous family friendly policies. A career with us can be extremely rewarding and you will be encouraged throughout with great opportunities to develop your professional and personal skills.

Main purpose of Job:

To provide financial accounting expertise to the organisation, supporting in ensuring that appropriate financial information and analysis is reported efficiently, and that all external reporting obligations are met.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Financial Statements and Annual Report: assist with the preparation of the consolidated annual statutory financial statements and the Annual Report, including:

o Calculation of balances.

o Preparation of disclosure notes.

o Provide information and analysis for the External Auditors.

o Subsidiary Company Financial Statements: take the lead role in managing the year end process and timetable, and in ensuring that all outputs are completed accurately, including:

• Preparation of the financial statements and associated notes.
• Preparation of the Report of the Trustees, including all liaison with the Board of Directors and with the Company Secretary.
• Preparation of the primary statements, lead schedules and other supporting workings / documentation with support as required from other members of the finance team.

• External Auditors: act as a key point of contact with the External Auditors, including:

• Lead point of contact in relation to the audit and financial statements preparation.
• Key point of contact in relation to the year-end audit.
• Technical Accounting: support the Head of Financial Reporting as a technical accounting expert, including the Charities and Financial Reporting standards.
• Provide advice to staff on accounting matters and the use of financial information.

• Financial Reporting: support the Head of Financial Reporting including contributing to Board reports.

Tax: responsibility for preparing the tax return, including:

• Preparation of draft computation for the auditors and tax team.
• Preparation of draft deferred tax calculations for the auditors and tax team.
• Lead point of contact with the auditors and the tax team to finalise the tax balances and disclosures for the year-end financial statements.
• Lead point of contact with the tax advisors in producing the tax return.
• Engagement with HMRC as appropriate.

VAT: prepare VAT returns and support the Head of Financial Reporting in the preparation of the VAT returns with engagement with HMRC and professional advisors as appropriate.

Balance Sheet Reconciliations: to perform monthly balance sheet, control accounts and suspense accounts reconciliations as appropriate.

External Returns: completion of external statutory returns