Multi-Entity Financial Accountant – Ownership & Systems

Abbeygate Search Ltd; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbeygate Search Ltd is recruiting a qualified Financial Accountant for a private group with several trading and investment entities. You will own the quality of the underlying accounts, ensure month-end closes are accurate and balance sheets reconciled, and deliver dependable financial information.

This role involves improving finance systems, strengthening controls, and documenting processes. You will work with external accountants and advisers, prepare VAT returns and assist with statutory

Qualifications

• You will be an ACA, ACCA or CIMA-qualified accountant with strong financial accounting experience and a willingness to stay close to the detail.
• This position suits someone who enjoys understanding how numbers are put together, rather than just the final report.
• You will be comfortable investigating differences, challenging incomplete information and following an issue through to resolution.
• Experience in privately owned, owner-managed or multi-entity organisations is useful.
• Experience with finance-system changes or integration projects would be helpful.

Responsibilities

• Managing the month-end close across several legal entities
• Preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and fixed asset entries
• Producing and reviewing monthly management accounts
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Preparing VAT returns and maintaining supporting records
• Coordinating with external accountants, auditors and advisers
• Preparing short-term cash-flow information and monitoring working capital
• Overseeing payroll information and reconciliations with an external provider
• Improving finance procedures and testing new finance technology

Skills

Month-end close

Balance sheet reconciliations

Management accounts

VAT

Payroll accounting

Excel

Accounting software

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Abbeygate Search Ltd is recruiting a qualified Financial Accountant for a private group with several trading and investment entities. You will own the quality of the underlying accounts, ensure month-end closes are accurate and balance sheets reconciled, and deliver dependable financial information.

This role involves improving finance systems, strengthening controls, and documenting processes. You will work with external accountants and advisers, prepare VAT returns and assist with statutory