Senior Accountant

KEF | Kent Engineering & Foundry; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in audio solutions is seeking an Accountant to manage financial operations and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, strong analytical skills, and at least 5 years of experience in a similar role. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career development within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Long-term career development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant working experience.
• Strong business acumen and excellent analytical skills.
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese preferred).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily accounting and financial operations.
• Perform month-end closing and management reporting.
• Assist in annual budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business acumen

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business

Member of recognized accounting bodies

Tools

Excel

ERP System

SAP

Cognos

Power BI

Job description

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KEF has earned a reputation as the premier manufacturer of stunning, audiophile-quality audio solutions for modern home theatre, hi-fi, pro-audio, custom installation & personal use applications. KEF products are distributed around the world and have won awards globally.

KEF’s strategy is to expand its product portfolio with premium wireless speaker products to capture a new consumer audience, beyond the traditional Hi-Fi consumer. This requires the establishment of new, high-quality offline and online distribution channels and requires a new approach to the market (incl. a strong focus on Ecommerce and Digital Marketing). This new strategy is part of an exciting journey for a well-established and profitable company with further opportunities for growth in the coming years.

** Cantonese Speaking candidate is preferred

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily all-rounded accounting and financial operations including full set of accounts, AR/AP/GL, intercompany reconciliation
• Responsible for bank and cashflow planning, inventory, receivables, fixed assets management and credit review of customers
• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policy and procedures
• Perform month-end closing, management reporting and quarterly reporting packages and schedules to holding company. Ensure timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of all reporting submission
• Responsible for monthly forecasting and assist in annual budgeting
• Administer and maintain system budgetary tracking
• Perform variance analysis of the financial performance of the business units against budget and forecast
• Liaise with bank and handle all bank issues
• This role will be working closely with business units and relevant stakeholders and provide support in relation to finance and accounting operations
• Assist in strengthening control issues and identify opportunity for process improvement
• Supporting on-going and ad-hoc projects including new system implementation

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business relevant disciplines
• Member of recognized accounting bodies preferred
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience; preferably in sales distribution, wholesale and retail business
• Strong business acumen and excellent analytical, reporting and business control skills
• Independent, self-motivated and proactive
• Good interpersonal and influence skills to work with and manage internal and external stakeholders
• Proficiency in Excel skill and ERP System knowledge
• Experience in SAP, Cognos & Power BI will be an advantage
• Able to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment and overtime work is expected
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese (e.g. Cantonese). Other language skills would be an advantage

Hybrid working mode, Daily attendance at the office is required for the first 6 months for onboarding and integration purposes.

For more company details, please visit our website at https://uk.kef.com/.

We offer attractive remuneration package and long-term career development opportunities to the right candidate. Please send your full resume with current and expected salary by clicking "Apply".

We are an equal opportunity employer. The information provided by you will be treated in strict confidence and used for recruitment purpose only.

All personal data collected during the application process will be kept for 12 months after its completion, and will be destroyed thereafter.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

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