Accountant

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

Duration: 12 months

Pay Rate: £23.00 - £28.50 per hour

Working Pattern: 3 days office-based, 2 days working from home following completion of training.

Job Description

As an Accountant supporting multiple non-operational ledgers, you will be part of a finance team responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely reporting of financial information to a range of stakeholders.

Primary Responsibility

The primary responsibility of this role is to take ownership of the accurate and timely financial reporting for assigned ledgers. This includes maintaining a fully reconciled balance sheet and fulfilling all SOX reporting obligations associated with those ledgers.

Key Objectives

• Prepare and submit monthly income statements and fully reconciled balance sheets for assigned UK ledgers.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly SOX compliance documentation.
• Prepare and submit annual statutory audit packs within required deadlines.
• Prepare and submit accurate cash forecasts.
• Prepare monthly VAT returns for assigned UK entities.
• Review and approve payments in accordance with established controls and approval procedures.
• Provide financial information and analysis in response to ad hoc requests.
• Participate in finance and business improvement projects as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the accurate and timely financial reporting for assigned UK ledgers, ensuring all reporting deadlines and control requirements are met.
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and maintain appropriate supporting documentation and financial controls.
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled, reviewed, and fully supported, with outstanding items investigated and resolved promptly.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to resolve accounting and reporting matters.
• Support the integrity and accuracy of financial information and proactively identify and address issues affecting assigned ledgers.

Qualifications & Experience

• ACA (ICAEW)
• CA (ICAS)
• CIMA
• ACCA