Financial Accountant

Gigaclear plc; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension (up to 8% matched)

Income protection & life assurance

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Health cash plan & 24/7 remote GP

Employee Assistance Programme (counsel

Unlimited online training & LMS access

Long service benefits & monthly recogn

Enhanced maternity/paternity

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives & company events

Job summary

Gigaclear plc is seeking a newly or nearly qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) with practice audit and some in-house commercial experience to join our finance team in Abingdon. The role offers hybrid working with 3 days per week at the Abingdon Head Office.

You will support senior finance in business partnering, risk management and internal controls, financial reporting, tax reporting and audit compliance, while driving improvements and presenting complex financial information clearly.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified or close to qualification.
• Practice audit experience with some in-house commercial exposure preferred.
• Hybrid role based in Abingdon with 3 days on-site.
• Strong communication to present complex financial information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Assist month-end close and consolidation for multiple entities.
• Prepare statutory and management financial statements under IFRS/UK GAAP.
• Support FP&A budgeting, forecasting and ad-hoc analyses.
• Oversee tax reporting such as VAT CIS and liaise with HMRC as needed.
• Act as a key contact for external auditors and audit continuity.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes and controls.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to provide finance insights for operations.

Skills

Financial accounting

Audit & assurance

Financial reporting

Business partnering

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Job description

An opportunity for a newly or very nearly qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) with practice audit and ideally some in-house commercial experience.

Someone who is looking for a role that will give them more exposure and input into improvements and project work, alongside developing and building out your experience around more traditional financial accountant duties and responsibilities.

Note: this is a hybrid role, with 3 days per week based out of our Abingdon Head Office. Please consider this before applying.

You will support the senior finance team on business partnering, risk management and internal controls, financial reporting, tax reporting, and audit compliance.

There will be opportunities to show initiative, bring new improved ways of working to the table therefore you will be someone who seeks, drives, and embraces change.

Building key relationships through collaboration will be key to this role therefore strong communication skills and the ability to clearly present complex financial information will be key.

Financial Reporting and Accounting Activities:

• Be part of the month-end closing process
• Prepare multiple entities financial statements, e.g. income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, etc
• Support with FP&A on budgeting and forecasting and any other ah-hoc tasks
• Prepare fixed asset accounting processes and IFRS16 accounting transactions and their reporting
• Monitor, support and cover day-to day treasury activities

External Reporting:

• Be part of preparing accurate reporting package to lenders, equity providers and other external bodies
• Prepare and submit statutory reporting, including ONS, Ofcom, etc

Tax Reporting:

• Prepare monthly VAT report and CIS report to HMRC, ensuring compliance with relevant HMRC requirements and tax regulations
• Support in liaison with tax advisors and HMRC and to assist in annual tax compliance or projects

Statutory Audit:

• Responsible for preparing group consolidation of multiple entities
• Be one of the key contact points of external auditors, support and handle the audit process
• Assist in preparation statutory accounts in compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP and other relevant laws and regulations

Continuous Improvement:

• Support the improvement projects on financial processes, systems, controls, and reporting efficiency
• Contribute to any ad-hoc projects, such as acquisition, disposals, restructures, etc

Business Partnering:

• Work with internal stakeholders and teams, e.g. diversionary work, facilities, etc, to provide sufficient finance support and guidance on operations and business needs
• Liaise and work with internal stakeholders to obtain information and supporting materials for accounting transactions, audit requirements, etc and to comply with internal and external policies and requirements

Risk Management:

• Understand, identify, and document internal controls, evaluate their effectiveness, identify deficiencies (if any), and report under the risk management framework
• Assist in preparation of risk management reports to the Board and Committees
• Facilitate risk control procedures, e.g. supplier onboarding, treasury activities, etc

Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.

Staff rewards, benefits and opportunities

We foster a collaborative, engaging culture that empowers staff to grow and maximise their skills. We want to challenge our people in a fair environment where hard work is rewarded and a path for progression is open to all.

• Generous employer pension; up to 8% matchedcontribution
• Income protection& life assurance
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!
• Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legaladvice
• Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System
• Long servicebenefitsand monthly employee recognition
• Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions
• Flexible working environment
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives andcompany fundedsocialevents

Our approach is to work guided by our mission, vision and values.

Our Mission -Empowering communities with brilliant broadband

Our Vision - Connected Communities

Our Values - Own it, Find the Right Way, Work Together, Win Together