Financial & Compliance Accountant

UK Greetings Careers; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading greeting card publisher in the UK is seeking a Financial & Compliance Accountant for their Finance team. The successful candidate will oversee the Revenue Accounting function, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. This role requires excellent communication skills and a strong accounting background. If you're ready to advance your finance career and make an impact, apply today!

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Employee Referral Scheme

Free onsite parking

Employee discount shop

Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme

Development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in financial and compliance accounting.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work effectively.
• High integrity, ensuring confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage Revenue Accounting function for UKG and John Sands.
• Ensure statutory and tax compliance for John Sands.
• Handle royalty accounting and reconciliation.

Skills

Strong Excel and Microsoft Office knowledge

Accounting

Financial Analysis

Regulatory Reporting

GAAP

Account Reconciliation

Education

Near-qualified ACCA / CIMA

Tools

Accounting Software

Financial Statement Preparation

Hyperion

Job description

Could you be our new Financial & Compliance Accountant

Are you an experienced finance professional looking for your next challenge Do you have a strong accounting background excellent organisational skills and a drive to make an impact If so this could be the role for you!

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Finance team in a pivotal role reporting directly to the Financial Controller. Youll be taking ownership of the Revenue Accounting function supporting both UKG and John Sands and working closely with teams across the business. The role also incorporates some statutory and compliance work.

Who are we looking for

You should be a confident organised self-starter with an eye for detail and a passion for process improvement. Youll need excellent communication skills to liaise with colleagues and external contractors and the ability to prioritise your workload effectively to meet deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Staff responsibility for one direct report an Assistant Financial & Compliance Accountant
• Responsibility for all Revenue accounting areas in UKG and John Sands including those aspects handled by the Assistant Financial & Compliance Accountant
• Responsibility for John Sands statutory and tax compliance work
• Responsibility for all royalty accounting and reconciliation including income expense third-party and related-party aspects
• Responsibility for monthly results submissions and internal reporting to AG
• Authorisation of bank payments and direct debits within the online banking portals as part of a weekly rota-based approach with colleagues
• Preparation / review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations within the roles area of remit
• Ad-hoc project work as required.

Key Attributes

• Highly organised with excellent communication skills across all areas of the business
• A team player who can motivate and drive forward development
• Ability to meet strict deadlines prioritise work effectively and multi-task as required
• High integrity and always ensuring confidentiality
• A track record of driving change through process improvement
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office knowledge
• Near-qualified ACCA / CIMA or holding a similarly qualified by experience background.

The role operates on a hybrid working model and requires flexibility which may involve working on some UK bank holidays to support the month-end close deadline.

If youre ready to take the next step in your finance career and make a real impact apply today and join our team!

Notes / Brief for Recruitment Team :

Who we are

We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards gift dressings and party supplies products created for lifes big events special occasions and those saw-this-and-thought-of-you moments in life.

Along with our sister company John Sands who are based in Australia and New Zealand were part of the American Greetings Corporation one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.

As the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK we are the celebrations destination. Youll find our amazing products in major supermarkets high street retailers and independent stores across the UK and internationally as well as digital online marketplaces.

Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.

Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are :

• Hybrid Working working from home and our Dewsbury offices with flexibility around start and finish times
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Free onsite parking at Head Office sites
• Employee discount shop
• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• Development opportunities; offering qualifications from Level 3 to 7
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee wellbeing support including Mental Health First Aiders

Employee Recognition scheme

So if you have a passion for greeting cards and celebrations products and would love to be part of a talented team youre in the right place!

Key Skills

SRP systems,Financial Statement Preparation,Accounting Software,Hyperion,Financial Report Writing,GAAP,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,Regulatory Reporting,Account Reconciliation,SOX,Financial Analysis

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1