Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant
Newport
Contract 12 months
£30.24/hr PAYE plus hols of £40.00/hr UMB
A fully qualified Accountant is required to work with our client based in Newport. You will be required to perform multiple accounting duties to ensure monthly reporting requirements are fulfilled within stipulated guidelines.
The job holder must have a thorough grounding in bookkeeping, double entry and Financial Accounting principles
Responsibilities/Accountabilities
- Assist with the group reporting system, ensure P&L and Balance Sheet are accurate and delivered to Group within required deadlines.
- Balance Sheet reconciliation are performed for general ledger accounts, manage the SAP TB and in line with financial accounting standards.
- Key month end responsibilities including journal postings, Recoveries, Suspense Account clearing, reporting, Excel management. Support business managers,
- Ensure month end deadlines are achieved reporting to top management. Ensure compliance with all internal controls
- Assist with any audit requirements and Statutory Accounts preparation where required
- Provide support to projects and other business areas to ensure deadlines are met, processes are streamlined. Accounting standards and internal controls are complied with.
- Provide key support to team members for all aspects of the month end, financial accounting, and reporting.
- Timely and accurate posting of key financial accounting information
- Contribute to process improvement where needed
- Ensure General Ledger Internal control guidelines are met in all general ledger transactions
- Perform nominated general ledger reconciliation, adjustments and monitor and clear reconciling items
- Ensure timely reversal of month end journals
Education/Skills/Experience
- Educated/Qualified to ACCA/CIMA/Accounting Qualification.
- Microsoft Office - Particularly Excel & Word Essential.
- Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines whilst maintaining high quality of output.
- Must be able to maintain relationships during stressful periods
- Microsoft Office - Particularly Excel & Word Essential.
- Experience in the Financial Accounting function in a large organisation is important.
- The job holder must have a thorough grounding in bookkeeping, double entry and Financial Accounting principles.
Desirable
- SAP experience is desirable

CIMA; ACCA; FCCA; ACMA; GCMA; ACA; AAT; project accountant; management accountant; reporting accountant; finance manager; finance controller; FPA; forecasting; audits;
Morson is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this vacancy