Senior Financial Accountant
1 month ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Accountant to join our team at Sykes Holiday Cottages. As a key member of our finance department, you will be responsible for driving forward improvements to our financial accounting processes and ensuring a high standard of financial accounting controls.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and drive forward improvements to specific divisions/brands/region reporting and ensure a high standard of financial accounting controls within these areas.
- Lead and drive forward improvements within specific divisions/regions through pro-active business partnering and making proactive changes to ensure a high standard of financial accounting controls and reporting relating to these divisions.
- Implement external and internal audit recommendations to ensure the finance department is the best it can be.
- Ensure a fully documented group accounting policy manual and group accounting process manual for the areas responsible for.
- Complete month-end processes and year-end processes to a high standard, including a full review before passing to the Divisional Financial Controllers/Head of UK Group Finance.
- Provide board-standard commentary each month-end for areas responsible for, including review of work performed by line reports and relevant feedback before passing to the Divisional Financial Controller/Head of UK Group Finance.
- Ensure financial statements for the divisions/regions of responsibility are fully reviewed and completed under FRS101/IFRS as relevant to a high standard before passing to the Divisional Financial Controller/Head of UK Group Finance/external auditors.
- Provide relevant information required for the group consolidation to the Head of UK Group and Head of Group Financial Reporting in a timely manner and to a high standard.
- Support and work alongside all other areas of finance, such as the Systems team, commercial team on budgeting and projects, and finance admin team on operational processes and matters.
- Prepare technical accounting papers or project papers to a high standard on all relevant areas for external auditors and/or senior management.
- Support and guide Divisional/Regional MDs and colleagues to ensure processes and controls are aligned to head office standard and provide relevant support, training, and guidance.
- Support external audit requirements for relevant areas of responsibility.
- Support internal audit requirements for relevant areas of responsibility.
- Future-proof the finance department by anticipating future challenges and opportunities and responding with effective planning.
- Accounting qualification with at least 2 years post-qualification experience (e.g. ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
- Experience in pro-actively leading complex projects that have led to improved control and efficiency.
- Experience preparing technical accounting papers on complex accounting matters to a board and external auditor standard.
- Experience in preparing a full set of statutory accounts (FRS or IFRS) to a high standard that have been signed off by external auditors with minimal review comments.
- Experience of ownership of a finance process and ensuring that processes are fully documented and clear controls are in place and being monitored.
- Experience of reviewing another piece of work within a finance department with clear and concise feedback given.
- Experience working with Excel to a high standard.
Sykes Holiday Cottages is a leading provider of self-catering holiday cottages in the UK. We are committed to providing excellent customer service and creating a positive work environment for our employees. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We offer a range of benefits, including a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programs, and opportunities for career progression. We are proud to support hybrid-working across the business, with a mixture of remote and office working available.
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