Project Accountant - 12 month FTC (Maternity Cover) | Immediate Start
Predominantly Remote | London based office | Up to £70k
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” Albert Einstein
We’re pleased to be partnering with a leading Business Services organisation to recruit a Project Accountant for their busy London-based finance team.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering maternity leave, and would be well suited to a qualified finance professional with an audit background and strong technical experience in group statutory reporting.
The role is predominantly remote, with occasional attendance required at the London office.
Responsibilities
* Entry of payroll data into monthly accounts and distribution of headcount and key information to client managers and controlling team
* A range of reconciliation including payroll, pension payments and tax payments
* Processing of expenses
* Monthly review and accrual posting of temp staff, holiday accrual, target values and P11d
* Production and posting of accrual journals
* Support team with the delivery of monthly management accounts
* Balance sheet reconciliation of all accruals
* Month End variance analysis for key central budgets
* Documentation of month end reporting
* Closing of period/year in SAP R3 to roll accounts over to new period/year
* Manage journal checklist for month-end to see what has been missed from key monthly figures and inform Accounts Manager. Assist with posting of missing journals
* Authorisation of supplier payments, payrolls, expenses, pension payments in the banking system
Qualifications
* Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)
* Minimum of 5 years’ experience in industry roles
* Strong technical accounting knowledge with a solid grounding in core principles
* Proven experience supporting payroll processes and month-end close activities
* Available for an immediate start
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
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