Job Title: Senior Finance Accountant
Location:
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Department / Team:
Finance
Reports To:
Assistant Director, F&TP
Principal duties and responsibilities:
1. Maintenance and review of fixed assets’ registers
2. Maintenance of nominal ledger and all supporting spreadsheets/workings
3. Updating FX rates and Bank reconciliation on Cash Manager
4. Reviewing Bought Ledger and Cashbook reports
5. Production of client money reconciliations
6. Production of monthly management accounts
7. Production of the Bii (monthly Income Report)
8. Assistance in calculating corporate tax
9. Production of VAT return
10. Production of regulatory returns for the Group’s subsidiary companies (e.g., FCA’s RMAR, Resilience report)
11. Assist in devising, implementing, and reviewing internal controls related to financial matters
12. Assist in preparing the Group’s year-end financial statements and interim profit verification
13. Preparation of the Group’s annual budget
14. Production of annual 1099 forms for the US entity
15. Calculation and proposal of FX trading activity and surplus funds investment
16. Review UK entities’ P11D’s and ensure timely payment and submission
17. Maintain relationships with external counterparties (banks, consultants, etc.)
18. Perform ad hoc duties as required
Skills and competencies:
* Fully Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA, with 2 years post-qualification experience
* Ideally from an insurance/broking background
* Experience in both practice and industry
* Proven senior management interaction
* Ability to use initiative to handle multiple challenges
* Excellent planning and organizational skills
* Ability to meet tight deadlines
* High attention to detail and quality of work
* Adaptability and resilience under pressure
* Familiarity with the CASS (Client Money) rulebook, especially chapter 5 (highly desirable)
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