Accountant

Citygate Automotive Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Competitive holidays

Cycle to work scheme

High street discounts

Wellbeing portal

Employee assistance programme

Purchase, service and parts discounts

Employee referral scheme

In-house training academy

Job summary

Citygate Automotive Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking an Accountant to take primary responsibility for the preparation of all monthly financial reporting and budget preparation for four businesses. You will produce monthly management accounts, review reconciliations and ensure timely submission of manufacturer data, VAT, PAYE and PSA returns.

The role also involves cash flow forecasting, working capital management, and contributing to budgeting and system improvements within a supportive

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure across multiple sites.
• Experience working with multi-site finance operations and consolidations.
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualifications preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts for four businesses within agreed formats and timescales.
• Prepare and submit manufacturer composite data within deadlines.
• Review and resolve reconciling items in manufacturer bonus accounts.
• Ensure accruals and prepayments are regularly reviewed for all sites.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations to assist year-end procedures.
• Produce daily cash flow forecasts and identify peak cash requirements.
• Review working capital for the sites and manage cash effectively.
• Maintain confidential files securely and up-to-date.
• Ensure compliance with PAYE, NI and VAT regulations.
• Prepare annual PSA return.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets and upload to ASE Projector.
• Contribute to resource planning and control.
• Identify opportunities for system optimization and efficiency improvements.
• Analyse financial data and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Compile and compare KPIs for all departments.
• Collaborate with managers across the business.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Multi-site experience

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualifications preferred

Job description

Role overview

We are looking for an Accountant to join the Citygate team to Take primary responsibility for the preparation of all monthly financial reporting and budget preparation for 4 businesses.

Key responsibilities

As an Accountant your key responsibilities will be:

• To produce accurate monthly management accounts for the 4 businesses within agreed formats and time scales
• To prepare and submit manufacturer composite data for the above within time scales.
• To review and resolve reconciling items in manufacturer bonus accounts
• To ensure accruals & prepayment are regularly reviewed for all sites
• To ensure monthly other balance sheet accounts reconciliations are completed on a rolling basis to aid year-end procedure
• To produce daily cash flows forecast and identify peak cash requirements
• Review and control of working capital for the above sites
• To ensure files of a confidential nature are held securely and updated accordingly
• To ensure compliance of PAYE, National Insurance and Value Added Tax (VAT) regulations.
• To prepare annual PSA return
• To assist in preparing annual budgets and upload them on to ASE Projector
• To contribute to the planning and control of resources
• To strive to improve system optimization
• To analyse financial data and make appropriate recommendations to senior management
• To compile and compare Key Performance Indicators for all departments
• To work closely with managerial colleagues
• To aid Monthly Performance Review Meetings.
• To provide guidance on all financial and accounts issues
• To help Retailer to achieve industry-leading standards of process efficiency
• To operate at all times within the law and ensure Health & Safety and all company policies and procedures are adhered to
• To work together with the team as required to facilitate to smooth running of Accounts department.

What's in it for you?

With our benefits there is something good for everyone. We're a progressive business that believes building a good team culture is not only good for everyone who works for us – but it makes a difference to how we engage with customers too. That's why when you join Citygate, you can expect to receive a wide range of impressive employee benefits including:

• Access to our in-house training academy for everyone
• Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations
• High street discounts
• Wellbeing portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Purchase, service and parts discounts
• Employee referral scheme
• Standard company benefits such as pension, life assurance cover, competitive holidays and cycle to work scheme

About You

As an Accountant, you will ideally have the following skill and experiences:

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualifications preferred but not essential
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work across multiple sites

Why Citygate

Citygate is a highly successful, privately owned business that has grown significantly over the past twenty years to 650 employees across multiple locations including London, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We work with global brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, SEAT, CUPRA, ŠKODA and Kia), provide excellent quality training and internal progression opportunities.