• Forward thinking company at very exciting time of their journey
• Key member of a skilled and friendly finance team
• Cutting edge R&D development

Group includes a UK and a US entity and, in this role, you will be responsible for preparing consolidated monthly management accounts to a high standard. Reporting to a Finance Manager, you will become a key member of a skilled and friendly Finance team in this forward-thinking company at a very exciting time in their journey.   

• Posting of monthly journals including, Prepayments, Accruals, Accrued and deferred revenue
• Building lease
•  Payroll
• Prepare all balance sheet reconciliations
• Set up new working papers as required (i.e. new leases, revenue contracts, etc.)
• Preparation of individual company TB’s and the consolidated monthly management accounts, including all supporting analysis (project reporting, headcount reporting, etc)
•  Treasury
•  Cash management review and recommendation on movements between bank accounts (GBP, USD, holding accounts and current accounts)
• Manage fixed assets
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Lead on preparation of the annual workings for P11Ds and PSA
• Cover for parts of the Finance Assistant role in periods of holiday
• Controls and processes
• Identify and implement key controls across the business
• Maintain compliance with implemented controls
• Constantly review processes for efficiencies and relevance, across the full month end process and bookkeeping functions
• Year-end audit
• Co-ordinate the year end audit process with support from the Finance Manager, answering queries and sample requests
• Preparation of working papers for auditors
• Calculation of R&D tax credits ahead of review by an external tax team
• Help preparing the year end accounts including notes
• Sales
• Credit control

  Candidate profile:  

• Qualified accountant (part-qualified accountant would be considered)
• Proven industry experience is essential, including preparing consolidated management accounts Excellent attention to detail, with a drive to get things right and constantly push processes forward
• Ability to analyse data to make informed recommendations to the business
• Strong Excel skills (e.g. V lookups, count-ifs and pivot tables, as well as effective spreadsheet management)
• Team player, comfortable adapting to a changing environment in a rapidly growing scale-up business
• Experience of prioritising tasks and working to tight deadlines
• Excellent problem solving and project management skills
• Highly motivated and results-driven, with enthusiasm to achieve ambitious targets
• Approachable, with excellent stakeholder management skills

  Not essential but useful:  

• Experience of working in a scale-up or high growth organisation
• Experience with annual budget processes or year-end audits
• Multi-entity consolidation experience, including a US entity
• Experience using Xero