Financial Accountant

2 weeks ago


Watford, United Kingdom Lorien Full time

**Financial Accountant**

**6 month contract**

**£450 per day, inside IR35**

**Watford**

**3 days a week on site, 2 days remote**

Our major client in the Retail industry is looking for a Financial Accountant to join their team, on a 6 month initial contract, with the chance of extension.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsible for assisting in the monthly preparation and review of either the Stores/Admin/Distribution P&L areas as required collaborating with colleagues in the Commercial Finance & Financial Control teams to ensure a clear and common understanding ofvariances to the annual budget and monthly re-forecasts.
- Responsible for reporting the monthly Consolidated Financial Statements (P&L and Balance Sheet) for all entities and supporting in the preparation of monthly corporate submissions.
- The budgeting, reconciliation and re-forecasting of all lease accounting costs
- The maintenance and reconciliation of legal entity Fixed Asset books.
- Supporting the Balance Sheet reconciliation and review process; ensuring that all accounts are reconciled in a timely manner with any risks or opportunities clearly identified & communicated.
- Support ad hoc projects and other key deliverables/objectives of the Financial Accounting team

**Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience**
- (Newly) Qualified accountant with proven post qualification experience in a multi site environment
- Some experience of preparing statutory accounts in either the UK, Germany or Poland would be preferable.
- Thorough grasp of basic closing routines/ ability to ensure integrity of the general ledger in all areas of responsibility.
- Ability to drill down to appropriate level of detail, and then understand and communicate the cause of variances to budget & re-forecast.
- Ability to critically evaluate processes and oversee the execution of recommendations for improvement.
- Strong excel skills
- Flexibility in approach and a willingness to go beyond the defined role.
- Experience of Oracle Financial system preferable.

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