Group Financial and Tax Accountant

7 days ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Talos360 Full time

My client is a rapidly developing multi-site business, with a turnover more than £650m and operations spanning forestry, sawmilling, timber manufacturing and energy.

**Group Financial & Tax Accountant**
- Hybrid working, 3 days at Head Office - Earlston, Scottish Borders, 2 days from home
- Full Time / Permanent
- £Competitive + Excellent Benefits
- Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you’ll enjoy a broad-based accounting role, with responsibility for group financial reporting and ensuring effective controls over inventory, cash, payables, receivables, and payroll cycles.

Specifically, some **responsibilities**of a Group Financial & Tax Accountant include:

- Monthly Management Accounts - provide timely Group management accounts for review by the Group Financial Controller; Provide financial analysis supporting Group board reporting and accurate UK and Group Corporate Overhead accounting.
- Year-End Accounts - Preparation of the Consolidated and Company Financial Statements for audit; manage detailed audit support in the UK, ensuring supporting reconciliations and records are available.
- Tax - manage effective compliance with Indirect and Direct tax legislation for the UK and ensure timely payment of liabilities.Proactively minimise tax liabilities in UK / Latvian jurisdictions in conjunction with external advisors.
- Financial Controls - identify and mitigate financial control risks; including review of all balance sheet reconciliations and other process checks.Ensure the follow-up and resolution of external audit control points. Identify required process improvementsand co-ordinate teams required to implement the required process changes (internal audit).

**About You**:

- Already a highly experienced and qualified Financial Accountant, preferably from a Manufacturing / Production background, you are technically minded and demonstrate strong communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain excellent working relationshipsacross a varied and growing business. In addition, you’ll have:

- Previous financial audit experience.
- The ability to deliver timely, accurate, insightful and high-quality financial reporting, in a consistent and forward-looking manner.
- Excellent IT skills, including a practical understanding of Microsoft packages.
- The ability to plan and prioritise a busy workload, as well as identify and make improvements to existing processes in your sphere of expertise.
- Willingness to undertake occasional travel to Group locations across the UK.

**Benefits**:
In return, you can look forward to developing a long-term career with one of the industry’s leading employers. As well as the competitive salary, this position includes other benefits such as:

- Company provided Life Assurance policy.
- Confidential 24/7 wellbeing support.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Company sick pay.
- Discounted rate on a range of our products.
- Employee benefits portal with access to exclusive deals and discounts on 100s of high street brands, utilities, eating out and more
- Funded learning and career development opportunities.

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