Job description
As a Financial Accountant/ Bookkeeper, you will deliver an outstanding (efficient and effective) financial reporting service to the whole of the Novus Pay group.
What you will be doing:
- Support delivery of the department purpose, principally by provision of financial information for management, statutory and regulatory accounting purposes
- Ensure financial control is always maintained
- Be a subject matter expert on IFRS, FRS, Companies Act and all other relevant disclosure requirements, with the ability to draft high quality management papers on key areas of judgement and uncertainty
- Act as a key contact for Company Secretarial and Legal departments in relation to financial reporting issues
- Provide additional quality control over external financial reporting
- Provide technical finance input to ad hoc projects and enquiries
- Month end stock accounting and overseeing stock control to ensure optimum levels and check discounts
- Balance Sheet and Control Account reconciliations and review
- Maximising continuous improvement opportunities and ensuring controls and processes are adhered to
- Assisting with Financial Year End and Annual Audit
- Preparation and review of other key financial reports and assisting the Finance Manager providing financial information to the business/involvement in finance projects
- Keeping Directors up to date with their business's performance
- Prepare income and expense analysis
- Preparing VAT returns
- Preparing invoices for the Inland Revenue
- Checking company bank statements
- Day to day accounting transactions, including sales invoicing, purchase ledger and bank reconciliations
- Monthly payroll, including year-end reporting
- Management accounts, budgets and forecasts
- Internal audit (quality as well as financial)
What we need from you
- Experience with Xero and Zoho Books
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to problem solve and multi-task.
- Strong accounting skills and sound business acumen
- Effective communication, time management and organisational skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to self motivate and work on own initiative
- Qualified (or soon to be qualified) ACCA, CIMA or ACA with 3 years’ experience in a similar role
- Commercially focussed with strong personal drive, high attention to detail and deadline driven
- Strong communication skills, able to deal with people at all levels
- Experience of working in a pressurised environment and still able to deliver high quality work
- A can-do approach and willing to be hands on
- Advance Excel ability and familiarity with MS office
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bradford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
- bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person