Accounting Analyst - London - £32, 000

General Accounting Analyst 

Knowledge and Expertise: 

*AAT or part-qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA level 
*Team player, who can also work well under their own initiative and meet deadlines 
*Excellent interpersonal skills 
*Effective verbal and listening skills 
*Good organisational skills and time management 
*Sound work ethics and flexible 
*Numerate, analytical and problem solving 

Experience: 

*Previous experience within a finance department is essential 
*Good working knowledge of the principle processes and systems in a modern finance department 
*Experience in operating accounting systems, preferably SUN and/ or IPOS 
*Knowledge of bank and control account reconciliation procedures 
*Experience of identifying opportunities for improvements to existing systems and processes 
*Microsoft Excel skills sufficient to produce and maintain basic spread sheets, basic Word skills and email skills 

Role Responsibilities: 

Financial Accounting & Reporting - 50% 

Accounting support 

*Provide support to the management accountant in month-end reports and journal creation 
*Maintain an analysis of directors expenses 
*Prepare and submits the quarterly CT61 tax return - tax on late scheme interest paid 
*Maintain exchange rates on SUN system 
*Perform monthly reconciliation of corporate credit card, monitor compliance with the credit card policy and produce the GL journal to allocate costs 
*Assist FC and FA with preparation of Annual Report and Accounts and supporting schedules 
*Liaise with internal and external auditors 
Bank & Treasury 
*Perform daily bank reconciliation 
*Write back cheques after 6 months 
Taxation and Payroll Support 
*Prepare CT61 tax returns, VAT returns, if applicable, PSA return and deals with correspondence with HMRC 
*Prepare Director's emoluments schedules, compiles directors expense analysis 
Risk Management 
*Undertake role of Risk Champion for Finance, including, maintenance of business unit risk log and regular 
risk monitoring and assessment with all Finance Managers. 
*Presentation of risk log and emerging risk practises to Finance leadership team each quarter, and escalation of any relevant issues to the corporate risk register. 

Financial Control - 35% 
Monthly reconciliation procedures 

*Complete all reconciliations to agreed timescales, including: Payroll accounts, Sundry creditors, Sundry debtors, and the reconciliation between compensation systems and the GL. Investigate and resolve differences before month end close. 
*Ensures key balance sheet account reconciliations are up to date and accurate and review ledger for any new accounts and populate the finance scorecard with the results of the reconciliation work. 
*Monitor compliance with the Financial Control Framework 
Other Financial Control work 
*Monitor the progress of the wider Finance team in performing all agreed month end tasks 
*Produce analysis of manual journal policy compliance 
*Keeps up to date with subject matter knowledge and best practice in this area 
*Deals with ad hoc queries in a proactive fashion 

Payments - 5% 

*Provides cover for the supplier and expenses payment process 

Change Management -5% 

*Act as a Change Agent and proactively identify and implements continuous change improvements within Finance which will deliver value for money and service excellence in accordance with strategy. 
*Cleary articulate impacts of improvements and put forward solutions/recommendations for consideration. 

Team Building - 5%. 

*Set individual objectives and monitor performance during the year 
*Display and promote working and personal behaviours that accord with the Scheme's Values acting as a professional role model for all staff 
*Ensure issues are escalated such that they can be resolved by management on a timely basis. 

Spring Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. 

Spring Technology is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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