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Group Accountant

  • Location: Leeds
  • Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare, Parking, Bonus
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Finance, Qualified Finance
  • Contact: Leeds Qualified
  • Contact Email: leeds_qualified@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 24 September 2021
  • Job Ref: RGO36885_1629898208
Growing international business in the Leeds area currently requires an experienced ACA/ACCA qualified Financial Accountant. The position will involve some operational and leadership responsibilities and will require a wide range of technical knowledge and experience. This role is a great opportunity for someone who wants to take on a broad range of significant responsibilities and develop themselves in a fast-paced business.
Your duties will include but not limited to:

*To prepare and submit completed month end IFRS P&L, Balance Sheet and non-financial.
*To provide margin and OPEX (operating expenses) analysis on trends, budget and prior year variances to management.
*Provide strong technical accounting input both in terms of IFRS and FRS102.
*To assist with quarterly external IFRS SAP reporting.
*To provide support for transport, including lease management, KPI reporting and key transport projects.
*To support and develop reporting systems to assist local management, and to streamline and standardise reporting.
*Consolidation and analysis of annual Budget and bi-annual Forecasts
*Preparation of annual statutory accounts, and assistance with external auditors

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate the following experience:

*Hold an accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
*Proven experience of implementing process improvements.
*Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
*Advanced user of excel including pivot tables and vlookups.

This is an excellent opportunity for a career minded ACA/ACCA qualified Accountant looking to join a business that will offer continuous career development and progression opportunities and a fantastic benefits package.

Consideration will also be given to anyone from a practice background looking to make their first move into industry.
Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 25 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.