Our Client seeks a Qualified Financial Accountant to join a small, high performing finance team supporting an international dynamic professional services/consultancy business. The Financial Accountant will have interactions with the whole business, including a high level of exposure to the management team. The company has Private Equity backing.

The Financial Accountant would be responsible for aspects of financial management reporting, analysis and accounting, working together with the Financial Controller and the Accounts Assistant. The Financial Accountant would be based onsite 5 days per week.

Duties of the Financial Accountant include:

• Responsibility for the month end process- journal entry, reconciling general ledger accounts, producing the monthly management accounts and supporting schedules, including running the monthly consolidation in a timely manner.
• Carry out day to day finance and bookkeeping requirements and maintain accounting records for the group companies in the UK, US, and Singapore.
• Ensure the financial system (NAV) operates efficiently, accurately and as intended.
• Provide appropriate reports and analysis to give management greater visibility of the performance and profitability of the different parts of the growing business.
• Provide finance business partnering support to the management team and the wider business: reporting on capacity and utilisation.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT and GST submissions for the UK and Singapore.
• Manage the collation, preparation and reporting of information required in all matters connected with payroll and pension contributions and be the principal contact for payroll and pension service providers.
• Ad-hoc duties.

Requirements for the Financial Accountant include:

• Accounting qualification required (minimum 1 year post qualification experience in industry).
• Can do attitude
• Creative and proactive approach to management reporting and financial analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills: able to persuade, influence and collaborate with all stakeholders of the company
• Bright, motivated and capable individuals with a high degree of drive and determination, able to swiftly establish personal credibility.
• Energetic and positive attitude; pro-active team player who is keen to contribute to a dynamic and growing business.
• Well-developed analytical and numerical skills.
• Straightforward in style.
• Experience of working and taking administrative responsibility in a professional services environment.
• Experience in liaising with management.
• IT infrastructure literate (ERP system is Microsoft NAV).
• Familiarity with a PE environment would be beneficial but not required.

Benefits include gym membership, pension and discretionary bonus up to 40%.