Lead Accountant

Manage and prepare the financial accounts for the 13 entities (1 large, 1 mediam and 11 small entities) within the UK ATM Group, Testlink UK and Testlink US. Ensuring that all elements of the financial accounts are accurate and controlled and submitted tothe financial controller on time. Ownership of the capital reporting for the group. Full responsibility for areas under the jobs remit.

Financial statements that agree to Sage X3, with all compliance checks verified.
- Ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations completed by other teams, are completed, accurate and fit for purpose.
- Build any required analysis to support financial controller.
- Ensure the team own the following areas of spend. This is to include trends and MI on these cost areas. Plus updating the actual spend analysis to enable latest estimates to be maintained on the business outturn.
- Security Cost spend o Uplift and Install Costs expensed
- Property Costs o Insurance Costs o Communication Costs
- Other Income o Other Costs o Exceptional Costs
- Intercompany balances and movements
- Other Debtors / Other Creditors
- Ensure that the intercompany reconciliation between the UK ATM business companies and intergroup all match.
- Ensure all group recharges are triggered and that any intergroup funding is recorded accurately in the accounts.
- Match the intergroup balances as reported in the Group FS.
- Calculate and charge the monthly intercompany interest.
- Reconciliation of the Fixed Asset movements to the Financial Statements
- Preparation of the Capex board slide for the management board pack. Analysis of costs into maintenance and expansionary. Reconcile back to the Financial Statements Cashflow
- Weekly monitoring of the capex forecast for the group
- Responsible for closing month end on the finance system
- Full responsibility for the ledger team and their output
- Assistance with project work as required