Fixed Assets Accountant

**Role**:Fixed Assets Accountant

**Location**:Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based

**Contract**:Full-Time Hours / Permanent

**Salary**:£40,000 - £50,000 dependent on experience & Bonus Scheme

**What will my role look like?**

Our Finance Fixed Assets team is growing and we have an exciting opportunity available for a Fixed Assets Accountant

In this role you will be managing the Real Estate Finance service for the UK. Working with country accountants and analysts to primarily produce an accurate and timely fixed asset statutory note. This includes compliance to local GAAP accounting and IFRSgroup standards.

**What would my main responsibilities be?**
- Reconcile and manage differences between FAR and Ledgers
- Balance sheet review prep - understand the substantial quantity of transactions been traded
- Produce Entity and consolidated view for country financials
- Produce reconciled Fixed Assets note whilst managing the country financials / accounts
- Prep monthly Fixed Asset Registers and Reconciliation to trial balances at Country and entity level
- Control and capitalise Assets under construction, liaising with Country Finance teams and Project Managers to clear aged items
- Journals to capitalise expenditure
- Running depreciation of fixed assets monthly
- Prepare all ledgers and registers with backing for the year end audits
- Answer audit queries and consolidate to FC
- Execute the Improving and documenting internal controls
- Ensuring adherence to IFRS accounting standards and statutory reporting requirements
- Adhere to a month end process and ensure strict deadlines are achieved to support group reporting requirements
- Work with country teams to reconcile differences at beginning of month end and throughout month end
- Work with analysts to clear down AUC, create gaining profiles and lead reporting on trapped Capex
- Enhance existing reporting and develop business capability and interpretation of key operational performance metrics
- Responsibility for Assets under Construction and Useful Economic Life - working with Group Data Manager to review and repair
- Management of a team of part qualified analysts
- Develop analysts within the team conducting granular balance sheet reviews

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.
- Newly qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

**Benefits & Rewards**

EG Cares is our benefits & rewards scheme, it’s our way of saying thank you to our EG family in recognition of the continued support and commitment you deliver every day.

**Competitive Annual Leave**:

- We know our employees work hard so we offer competitive annual leave allowances so you can enjoy well deserved time off work

**Work Anniversary Awards**:

- We appreciate how loyal our employees are and to say thank you we reward colleagues when you hit milestones

**Employee Discounts -**You will be entitled to 15% off our food-to-go brands and 10% off our retail stores, not only this our EG Cares platform entitles you to exclusive discounts at a variety of clothing / retail stores, restaurants, cinemasand much more

**Free Parking**:

- We have free onsite parking at our Head Office in Blackburn which is safe and secure with 24hr CCTV

**Waterside Cafe**:

- With the opening of our new head office we are revolutionizing lunch time with a state of the art employee area for colleagues to relax, dine and unwind. In house Chefs will freshly prepare meals from a large menu incorporatinga variety of different cuisines which will change daily, and meals will be provided at incredibly low prices

**Employee Assistance Programme**:

- Telephone counselling and confidential support for personal / legal / medical / health and wellbeing issues is now available 24/7 for our employees through our EG Cares Employee Assistance Programme

**Life Assurance**-At EG Group, we believe employees can be their best when they feel supported and have benefit plans that give them security and peace of mind

**Learning & Development -**We are committed to helping you develop new skills to be the best version of you

**Our People -**You will work alongside our amazing employees, have fun and be a part of our family

**Free Eye Test -**As a valued EG Employee you will be eligible to receive a free eye examination every two years

**Progression & Career Opportunities -**We look to promote and progress our employees within the business and we are very passionate about internal progression As the business expands it opens new opportunities for growththe opportunitiesreally are endless with Euro Garages

**Compassionate Leave -**We care about our employees and offer 3 days paid compassionate leave

**Who are EG Group?**

We are leading global independent fuel station and convenience retail operator with operations at over 5,600 sites across Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia.

The group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2020 revenues exceeding $21bn as well as serving over one billion customers annually. Dedicated to serving the convenience needs of today’s busy consumer, whether it is Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice orFuel, we have a global network of accessible sites where customers can stop and shop. Through our strong brand partnerships, customers can access various offerings across our network, including brands such as LEON, Cooplands, Starbucks, KFC, Subway, Greggs,SPAR, and Burger King.