Financial Accountant

Anderselite Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and civil engineering contractor is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their finance team in Hemel Hempstead/Kings Langley. This key role involves providing timely financial information to various departments while managing payroll and financial transactions. The position offers a hybrid working pattern and is expected to last for 6 months, with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Part qualified or QBE accountant (ACA or ACCA).
• Experienced in balance sheet reconciliations and control accounts.
• Strong technical accounting skills, able to manage competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate accounting of payroll costs and reconciliation of key accounts.
• Oversee the integrity of financial transactions and pension scheme accounts.
• Manage life insurance schemes and handle renewals.

Skills

Financial Accounting

Balance Sheet Reconciliation

Stakeholder Management

Technical Accounting Skills

Adaptability

Detail-Oriented

Education

Part qualified or QBE accountant (ACA or ACCA)

Job description

Our client is a market leading construction and civil engineering contractor that is seeking a Financial Accountant to jointheir finance team in Hemel Hempstead/Kings Langley.

Role profile:

Reporting to the Head of Transactional Finance, you will provide robust, timely and informative financial information to the Payroll and Finance Teams plus the Pensions Secretary and serve as an important contact to relevant departments.

This is a key role where the right individual can really influence the perception of finance and demonstrate to the wider business the value and insight that can be derived from forward thinking, proactive management of information. Duration is expected to be 6months with a strong possibility of extending beyond.

The role would offer a hybrid working pattern with 2/3 days in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Financial Accounting for Payroll: Ensure accurate accounting of payroll costs, including reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts and to ensure correct deductions and payments to third parties such as HMRC and employee benefit providers.
• Manage Financial Transactions: Oversee the integrity of transactions, documentary support, and maintenance of the pension scheme accounts.
• Manage Life Insurance Schemes: Handle the management and renewals of life insurance schemes.

Your profile

• Part qualified or QBE accountant (ACA or ACCA);
• Experienced in balance sheet reconciliations and control accounts desirable
• Experienced and comfortable in dealing directly with key stakeholders, auditors and other professionals at meetings, via telephone calls and in written form
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Able to manage competing demands, adaptable, hands-on and detail orientated
• Experienced and comfortable in dealing directly with key stakeholders, auditors and other professionals at meetings, via telephone calls and conferences and in written form.