Senior Financial Accountant

Full job description

Are you an experienced Senior Financial Accountant? We can offer you a competitive salary with excellent benefits, working 40 hours per week at our Head Office in Knowsley (you must be in a reasonable commutable distance)

We Can Offer You:

Work-Life Balance: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, plus flexibility

Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 GP access, mental health support, fitness programs, and more

Training & Growth: Ongoing professional development to keep you at the top of your game

Your role

Audit Liaison: Coordinate with internal and external auditors to agree on timetables, deliverables, and audit schedules. Ensure internal audits are coordinated with Department Heads and communicate deadlines to the Finance Team and other departments

Year-End Process: Manage year-end audit, prepare statutory accounts, including group and subsidiary financial statements and disclosures. Ensure inter-company balances are reconciled

Tax Compliance: Coordinate with tax advisors to ensure timely completion of corporation tax schedules and filings, and ensure compliance with other taxes (CIS, VAT, PAYE, PSA)

Cash Forecast & Reconciliations: Maintain group cash forecast and ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed monthly for all companies, investigating variances and resolving discrepancies

HMRC Queries & Compliance Projects: Address ad-hoc HMRC queries and manage any audit, tax, or compliance-related projects

Other Duties: Handle any reasonable tasks within the scope of the role

What We Need from You.

GCSE or equivalent qualifications in Maths & English. Qualified accountant - preferably ACA or ACC

Should be ACA or ACCA

Practical Audit / Tax / VAT experience

Minimum 3 years working in accounts

2 years post qualification experience (preferred)

Intermediate Microsoft office skills specifically in Excel Microsoft Office.

The ability to work well within a team as well as alone, showing initiative and prioritisation