Job Description

This role will be integral in engaging with the finance and operational teams in the provision of daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports while supporting both the provision of core financial information as well as analysis on business performance. Alongside completion of monthly allocations journals, overhead reviews, and accruals/prepayment processes in line with the groups monthly reporting calendar, alongside operational colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• Cash Management – daily banking transactions, dealing with queries arising from bank and ensuring that transactions are netting down in the bank reconciliations.
• Supporting the Senior Financial accountant in preparing weekly KPI’s.
• Support in the posting of accruals and prepayments as required by the Management Accounting teams.
• Maintaining the fixed assets registers and posting depreciation journals for all farming businesses.
• Balance sheets reconciliations on monthly basis and investigation for unreconciled balances.
• Responsibility for the bank reconciliations and ensuring that the ledgers and bank agree for period end reporting.
• Preparing reconciling and submitting monthly VAT returns as well as main point of conduct for this area of audit and correspondence.
• Preparation of additional regulatory submissions as required.
• Ensure all administrative and support tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Work with the administration and management team of the business to ensure that invoices are correctly allocated into the financial system.
• Engage with the wider finance team to become an ambassador for change in systems development

Hours of work: 40 hours Monday to Friday

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Part or Qualified AAT or CIMA/ACCA (Part or full) desirable
• Experience working in a similar finance role
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Strong prioritization skills
• Able to work to deadlines
• Strong team player
• Exceptional communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Commercial or FMCG background is an advantage