Financial Accountant

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**Bibby Financial Services** have an exciting opportunity available for a methodical **Financial Accountant **to join our team in **Liverpool **(hybrid working), though the location can be flexible. You will join us on a **full time, permanent** basis and in return, you will receive a **competitive salary, plus benefits.**

We’ve supported small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since 1982 and today we support more than 9000 businesses worldwide. We are proud to help businesses, both big and small to grow and thrive in domestic and international markets.

**Why us?**

We’re in the business of relationships. We know real value lies in real people, and it takes a motivated mindset and can-do attitude to belong here. It can be fast-paced and full-on, but we can handle it. We’re a collective of “got your back”, we collaboratetogether, take ownership and deliver for our clients every time. That way, everybody wins. In return, we’re all empowered to get the job done because we’re trusted to get it right. It’s why we were hired in the first place. We want you to make the choicesyou believe in - we’ll believe in them too.

**As our Financial Accountant, we will reward you and your hard work with**:

- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Company pension scheme
- Wide range of flexible benefits, such as gym membership, technology, or health assessments
- Access to an online wellbeing centre
- Range of discounts from many businesses
- 25 days holiday which increases with service and options to buy or sell more
- Electric Vehicle/Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (EV/PHEV) scheme

As our **Financial Accountant**,you will execute the monthly close process and monthly reporting of performance, ensuring all financial compliance including external financial reporting, VAT and corporate taxation management.

**Your responsibilities as our Financial Accountant will include**:

- Preparing trial balances for UK central entities and branches, across all income and expenditure, assets and liabilities
- Preparing and presenting month-end results
- Reviewing monthly accounting close process including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained
- Undertaking analytical reviews of the asset operations from a balance sheet flow perspective as well as an overall business perspective
- Preparing and reviewing journal entries required to reflect the monthly activity across multiple entities and multiple branches
- Preparing external financial statements
- Delivering year-end statutory audit in line with audit timetable
- Coordinating the preparation of all UK tax returns, including VAT, PAYE and Corporation Tax
- Implementing, documenting and maintaining adequate and effective internal controls
- Supervising transactional accounting teams ensuring all bank and accounts payable controls are operating adequately and effectively
- Implementing, documenting and maintaining adequate and effective processes to improve the close and reporting cycles to ensure timely and accurate reporting

**What we are looking for in our ideal Financial Accountant**:

- Bachelors and/or Masters Degree (preferably with an emphasis in accounting) with 2:1 qualification (or higher)
- A recently qualified accountant (preferably ACA, ACCA but others considered) in past 1-2 years
- 4+ years experience in the accounting and finance sector
- Experience of analysing, developing and presenting financial information
- The ability to prioritise and retain perspective when faced with a number of tasks and competing demands
- Stakeholder management skills and the ability to work in a stakeholder-centric way
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong data manipulation experience and advanced Excel skills

There’s no place quite like BFS and we’re proud of that. And it’s all down to you - you make us the people with which every ambitious business loves to work.

If you would like to join us, please click** ‘Apply’** today to be considered as our **Financial Accountant **- we would love to hear from you

We're absolutely committed to being a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their true potential. Let us know if you need adjustments to support you through any stage of the recruitment process.

**No agencies, please.