Assistant Financial Accountant (3166)

GTR; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport services provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Financial Accountant to provide essential support for financial compliance and reporting. You will foster strong relationships with external and internal auditors while ensuring accurate preparation of financial documents. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills, manage multiple tasks efficiently, and be working towards relevant qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining relationship with external auditors.
• Support internal auditors with controls and recommendations.
• Prepare company period-end journals accurately.
• Aid in preparation of company accounts.
• Maintain end-to-end accounting and reporting processes.
• Provide timely budget and forecasts.
• Support compliance with tax and legal requirements.
• Maintenance of Intercompany transactions.
• Implement revenue completeness control procedures.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support ad hoc receivables transactions.
• Assist with non-PO purchase invoice transactions.
• Contribute to Finance projects.
• Support company structure changes.

Skills

Understanding of audit processes and requirements

Knowledge of financial reporting processes

Knowledge of accounts payables/receivables procedures

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Good written and verbal communication skills

Familiarity with period-end closing procedures

Education

Significant experience and/or working towards a qualification

Job description

About the role:

Provide support in delivering a high quality and comprehensive Financial Accounting and statutory/regulatory financial compliance service within GTR, assisting in the maintenance of an appropriate and sustainable control environment.

Duties to include:

• Assist in maintaining strong working relationships with external statutory auditors to support planning and executing an efficient & effective audit program to an agreed Department for Transport (DfT) timetable.
• Support GTR's internal auditors in managing and delivering agreed controls, processes & systems recommendations within the Finance function to the agreed timetable.
• Assist in the preparation of accurate company period-end journals in accordance with relevant accounting standards and policies.
• Aid in the preparation of accurate company accounts in accordance with relevant accounting standards and policies.
• Support with integration and maintenance of end-to-end accounting and reporting processes for various key stakeholders.
• Assist in the timely and accurate provision of budget, forecasts, and outturn.
• Support compliance with statutory, tax, and legal requirements within the area of responsibility, including PSA and corporation tax analysis.
• Maintenance of recording Intercompany/ Affiliates business transactions, forecasting and reporting thereon. Undertake workings for Intercompany secondments and billing thereon.
• Support with implementation of revenue completeness control procedures, including reviews of controls reports from key service providers.
• Assistance with balance sheet reconciliations where required; resolving historic balances.
• Assist with ad hoc receivables transactions, creating invoices and recovering debt.
• Assist with ad hoc non-PO purchase invoice transactions and their timely settlement.
• Contribute to the successful and timely completion of Finance projects.
• Positive contribution and support to company structure changes.

Skills, knowledge & experience:

• An understanding of audit processes and requirements.
• Knowledge of financial reporting processes and requirements.
• Knowledge of accounts payables/receivables procedures
• Essential skills include building strong relationships with external auditors and supporting internal auditors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse financial data and provide insights
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adhere to deadlines. Good written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with period-end closing procedures.
• Significant experience and/or working towards a qualification