Job Description
Senior Accountant ACCA CIMA
Our Client is an international company with offices in the City London.
They are looking to recruit a Qualified Accountant with an ACCA or CIMA qualification with at least 3 to 5 years PQE.
The Company is engaged with various dynamic projects such as power generation, renewable energy, oil and gas, and in-house banking through the Special Purpose Companies in the UK (the SPC), and the Company provides accounting and tax services to the SPCs.
Summary Profile:
* Produce accounting reports of the SPCs on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis to Head of Accounts.
* Tax work (assist in Corporate Income Tax return with tax advisors/prepare VAT return and resolve enquiries) for the SPCs.
* Advise the SPCs' controlling departments of the Company on accounting issues.
* Assist in general work (working as an agent/contact person) with notary, accounting firms, HMRC, the Companies House etc. for the SPCs.
* Monitor journal entries and works of more junior Accountancy staff.
* Other various work related to not only the SPCs' but also the Company's accounting/tax matters based on the instruction from Manager/GM.
* Key Responsibilities:
* The SPCs' accounting/tax service.
* Coordinating financial audit of the SPCs.
* Planning and controlling the schedule of financial audit.
* Answering questions from auditors appropriately.
* Preparing financial statements and finalization with auditors.
* Checking and, correcting if necessary, management report to be issued by auditors.
* Preparing some reports, if necessary, to Managers/GM/CFO.
* Analysing and/or solving problems in accounting data/business process of the SPCs.
* Managing accounts for designated business areas including monitoring, controlling and reconciling data.
* Management reporting to business areas on a monthly and quarterly basis.
* Reconciling and controlling ledger balances including stock, futures and fixtures position.
* Advising the business departments on accounting matters, from the viewpoint of accounting and tax.
Skills / Knowledge:
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
* IT skills using Excel, Word, SAP.
* Numerical and analytical skills.
* Ability to resolve complex problems within strict time constraints.
Experience:
* Extensive accounting experience. Some of which should be PQE (ie after qualifying as an accountant).
* Must have experience of analysing Trial Balance Sheet and preparing Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss, as well as consolidating accounts.
Education:
* Preferably an undergraduate or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Maths, Statistics, Business or Economics.
* Otherwise a good standard of education to at least A Level standard or equivalent, A levels should include Maths.
* Accountancy qualifications, i.e. ACCA, ACA or CIMA.
The role is based near St Paul's in the City of London.
The salary for this position will be circa £50K - £55K + Benefits.
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