Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant | Chester | £55,000 - £65,000

A newly created Senior Financial Accountant role for market leading PE backed business in Chester. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant with strong technical skills to join a local business with an excellent reputation, at a time of growth. The business has performed extremely well in recent times and they are forecasting further growth. The successful Senior Financial Accountant will join a high performing and well regarded finance team and will have the opportunity to work autonomously but as also part of a brilliant team. 

Reporting into the Group Financial Controller and real exposure to the FD, you will have a broad remit detailed below.

Key Responsibilities:

• The preparation of the Group and subsidiary financial statements
• Prepare and review monthly group reconciliations under IFRS
• Prepare bank covenant reporting in line with Facilities Agreement
• Maintain external interest and hedging spreadsheet
• Review monthly divisional management accounts submissions and reconciliations
• Perform ad hoc finance projects as and when required
• Responsibility for the company's cash flow projections
• Preparation of the annual statutory accounts, valuation of preference shares and goodwill
• Ensure covenant compliance with compliance forecasting based on future budget and forecast requirements
• Responsibility for the main operational banking platforms
• Maintaining operational banking relationships
• FX Treasury management
• VAT compliance – Manage all UK  and overseas tax including VAT, Corporation Tax PAYE and NI to HMRC
• Key point of contact for the external audit for areas of responsibility

Candidate profile:

• Qualified accountant with audit background
• Experience of Group consolidations
• Experience of both IFRS and FRS 102
• Highly proficient in Excel
• Strong analytical skills
• Able to work to tight deadlines

Benefits;

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  Hybrid working

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  Flexible working hours

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  Excellent employee culture

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  Annual bonus

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  Excellent pension