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A unique opportunity has arisen to join my client as their Accountant , a small but friendly team awaits the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will be a results-oriented, part qualified/qualified Financial Accountant who will sit within the Finance team and have a strong focus on the accounting and financial compliance for this expanding business. The post holder must be diligent with a strong focus on detail, they must take ownership of tasks and be comfortable taking on new challenges. Responsibility will also include managing an Accounts Assistant.

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Be a key member of the Accounts Department responsible for working with in-house and external teams in the provision of the reporting process.

• Be able to perform data entry with meticulous attention to detail.

• Be able to assist with quarterly and monthly tax returns, along with payroll, operating and business taxes.

• Ensure that entries in respect of cost accruals and journal entries are accurate and reflect the costs incurred in the relevant month.

• Provide support during the annual audit ensuring a timely and effective result.

Primary Tasks:-

• Check German bank daily and update Sage and cashbook spreadsheets accordingly.

• Check and generate EU sales invoices, amend as required and send to customers.

• Generate standard commercial invoices for non EU deliveries.

• Generate Special commercial invoices, certificates of origin and any special export documentation for non EU deliveries.

• Upload export invoice information to Invoice finance system.

• Progress chase export customer payments as required.

• Check weekly and monthly supplier payment runs and authorise payments.

• Generate monthly Intrastat Departures, EC sales lists and VAT reports for submission to HMRC.

• Submit monthly Intrastat Departures, EC sales lists and VAT reports to HMRC.

• Generate monthly Intrastat Arrivals for submission to HMRC.

• Submit monthly Intrastat Arrivals to HMRC.

• Process all payments.

• Generate monthly Intrastat Departures, EC sales lists and VAT reports for submission to German tax authorities.

• Submit monthly Intrastat Departures, EC sales lists and VAT reports to German tax authorities.

• Generate monthly Intrastat Arrivals for submission to German tax authorities.

• Submit monthly Intrastat Arrivals to German tax authorities.

• UK staff payroll.

• Furlough Scheme HMRC returns.

• Internal management of the Company pension scheme.

• Assist senior management with HMRC Customs and Excise or PAYE/VAT tax inspections.

• Provide business statistics to HM Government when required.

• Manage foreign cash for company staff overseas travel.

• Manage Sterling petty cash.

• Manage UK corporate credit cards.

• Maintain internal accounting related spreadsheets.

• Preparation of miscellaneous accounts or finance information as required.

Secondary Tasks:-

• Check UK bank accounts daily and update Sage and cashbook spreadsheets.

• Process customer Credit Card payments.

• Process cheques received from customers and pay into bank accounts.

• Check and generate UK sales invoices, amend if necessary, and send to customers.

• Check and generate non EU sales invoices, amend if necessary, and send to customers.

• Upload UK invoice information to the invoice finance system.

• Reconcile UK financial transactions with the invoice finance system monthly statement.

• Reconcile export financial transactions with the invoice finance weekly and monthly statements.

• Generate UK sales ledger month end statements and send to customers.

• Generate non factored sales ledger month end statements and send to customers.

• Progress chase UK customer payments.

• Review existing or obtain new UK and export customer credit limits as required. Refer to Senior Management as appropriate and update Sage.

• Create purchase orders for freight, duty and VAT. Process invoices, check and resolve any errors.

• Create purchase orders for Utilities and non product invoices, process invoices, check and resolve any errors.

• Receive product supplier invoices, process, check and resolve any errors.

• Enter supplier invoices into Sage.

• Prepare weekly and monthly supplier payment runs and input into the bank system.

• Generate supplier remittance advices and send to suppliers.

• Collate credit card expenses for input into Sage.

• Input Credit Card and cash expenses into Sage.

• Check carriers import entry paperwork for imported goods.

• Reconcile bank statements with Sage.

• Reconcile Streamline customer credit card payments with Sage.

• Deliver and collect Chamber of Commerce documents.

• Create non product Purchase orders as necessary.

• Enter supplier invoices into Sage.

• Check Sales Invoices and send to customers.

Attributes.

• Able to work unsupervised or as part of a team.

• Able to work under pressure.

• Highly organised in the workplace.

• Willing to learn.

• Reliable time keeping, conscientious and with a strong work ethic.

• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications and Experience.

• Part-qualified Accountant (ACA or equivalent), with a minimum of 3-years accounting experience

• Strong accounting knowledge

• Experience of month end close, functional reporting and preparation of statutory accounts and reporting experience

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

• Experience in multi-currency accounting systems.

• Ideally good knowledge of Sage