Senior Accountant

Summary: This role is for a Senior Accountant position based in Leeds, focusing on the production of financial reports and compliance work for a well-known business. The successful candidate will report to the Financial Controller and engage with various business functions. Key responsibilities include managing accounts, ensuring compliance, and responding to ad hoc queries. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement in financial processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Production of monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts
• Business partner various different functions across the wider business
• Review and approval of balance sheet reconciliations
• Review and submission of local compliance work, including but not limited to statutory accounts and VAT and tax periodic returns
• Responding to a significant number of ad hoc queries, and analysis as required, prioritising work effectively to ensure that these queries are responded to on a timely basis
• Liaise with key internal stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with the Group Policies, including operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting
• Apply understanding of assigned business processes to identify gaps and propose continuous improvement measures
• Work closely with the process owners to understand root causes and represent process procedures, practicalities and exceptions

Key Skills:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in financial reporting and compliance
• Ability to work collaboratively across different functions
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel

Salary (Rate): £53,000 per annum

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance