Part qualified ACCA Assistant Financial Controller

Assistant Financial Controller.

My client, a long established reputable company based in West Ealing are looking for an Assistant Financial Controller to join their accounts team. You will be Part qualified ACCA ( or equilivent ) who is actively studying/working to become fully qualified, you will have management and statutory accounts knowledge, and up to date knowledge of UK FRS.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To assist the Financial Controller with in-month, month-end, and year-end duties relating to the management and running of a small Accounts department on an accurate and timely manner.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To work as part of a small Accounts team to perform and/or ensure timely completion and delivery of the following:-

In-month Tasks:  VAT Returns o To prepare, reconcile and submit UK VAT Returns quarterly o To prepare, reconcile and submit Eire VAT Returns bi-monthly  EC Sales o To prepare, reconcile and submit all EC Sales Returns monthly  Intrastat and Government Surveys o To prepare, reconcile and submit all Intrastat and Government Surveys monthly or as required  Purchase ledger o To regularly review purchase ledger/vendor accounts and follow up on queries to ensure that the ledgers are maintained in a tidy manner  Credit Control and Debt Management o To own and be responsible for all the credit control and debt management processes and documents o To evaluate and allocate for new and regularly review and amend for existing customers’ credit limits o To regularly issue customer statements and chase customers ensuring prompt payment and agreed credit terms are adhered to o To alert the Financial Controller in a timely manner where there may be issues with credit control or debt management  General Ledger o To continuously review the General Ledger and ensure that errors or mi-postings are corrected using nominal journals as appropiate.

 Month-end Tasks:  To carry out month-end closure routine  To prepare and update prepayment and accruals schedules  To prepare and update fixed assets schedules  To run month-end stock and Work-In-Progress routines and reconciliation  To raise and post all monthly and adjusting journals  To reconcile or assist in the reconciliation of petty cash and bank accounts  To carry out all balance sheet and control account reconciliations  To prepare and produce monthly management accounts for review with Financial Controller

Year-end Tasks:  To assist with the preparation of the company’s statutory accounts  To assist with the preparation of all supporting working papers and schedules fully reconciled for audit purposes  To assist with the analysis and schedules for Corporation Tax purposes  Generally, to support the Financial Controller with preparing the audit file

Other:  To provide adhoc analysis as and when required including Job Performance reporting and review  To provide cover and holiday/sick cover for colleagues.