Background The individual will be responsible for a portfolio of project companies and the supervision of an accounts assistant assigned to each project. Desired Skills and Experience • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified • Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective working relationships within the finance team and with the various external stakeholders including lenders, shareholders, suppliers, operations and local authorities • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with intellect to both develop and challenge explanations and arguments • Proactive in identifying and implementing process improvements Principal Responsibilities Management accounting • Incorporation of purchase ledgers, sales ledgers, cash books and loan schedules into ETBs and reconciliation of ETBs to SUN Systems accounting package • Maintenance of accruals & prepayments and amortisation workings as applicable • Preparation of management account reports including analysis of actual versus budget • Supervising the preparation and submission of VAT and CIS returns • Supervising the preparation of purchase invoice and other non-supplier payments and issuing of invoices to customers • Supervising the maintenance of cash books and loan schedules Financial accounting • Preparation of the statutory accounts for the year end audit • Preparation of supporting documentation and working papers for the year end audit • Liaising with the audit team during their fieldwork and thereafter with the audit manager • Liaising with tax advisors in the preparation of corporation tax computations Reporting • Presentation of finance reports to shareholders at quarterly project board meetings • Tracking and complying with project deliverables as dictated by loan facility agreements • Maintenance of financial and operating models and preparation of budgets and cash flow forecasts Company secretarial • Minute taking at project board meetings • Processing of companies house documents