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Transactional Accountant - 12 Month FTC

Trinity House Group
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for an ambitious accountant to support Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger functions in a leading finance team.
  • Candidates should have an AAT qualification or previous experience in AP/AR and ideally possess 3-5 years of relevant experience.
  • The role offers a salary in the range of £35,000 to £45,000, along with a 10% employer pension contribution and a bonus scheme.
  • Key responsibilities include ensuring accurate accounting, managing invoice data, and collaborating with an offshore Shared Service Centre.
  • The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and proficiency in MS Office, with desirable experience in SAP and data visualization tools.
  • 10% Employer pension contribution
  • Bonus scheme
  • Hybrid working
This is a critical role within a leading finance team, requiring a driven, ambitious, and enthusiastic accountant to deliver exceptional Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger support. The position involves proactively managing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ensuring accurate and complete accounting/data, and ensuring that all policies and procedures are correctly followed. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape and contribute to the future of the finance transformation agenda within a well-established organisation. It’s ideal for someone passionate about making an impact within the company and the finance function. Key Objectives:
  • Ensure accurate and complete Accounts Payable accounting and reporting.
    • Ensure the correctness of outputs from the off-shore Shared Service Centre
    • Ensure accurate and complete invoice and cost-centre data maintained
  • Ensure Accounts Receivables are accurate and proactively managed and reported.
    • Work alongside the off-shore Shared Service Centre to ensure accurate AR
    • Administer the Companies Dunning processes.
    • Provide relevant reporting internally and to Group on overdue balances.
    • Work with Customer-Care and Commercial teams to manage customers.
  • Prepare various accounting entries and journals along with supporting schedules.
 
  • Oversee the Companies Travel and Expense policies and processes through Concur
    • Ensure compliance with Company’s Travel and Expense Policy
    • Oversee offshore Shared Service Centre team’s administration of Concur
    • Support wider finance team with transactional accounting support and reporting.
 
  • Help to develop, refine and continuously improve financial information, reporting and planning.
 Must have:
  • AAT Qualification or previous experience in AP/AR Function
  • Continuous improvement mindset
  • Sound understanding of best-in-class financial control environment requirements
  • Excellent knowledge of UK VAT rules and filing requirements
  • Excellent stakeholder management and engagement skills
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Resilient, Self-aware and open to change
  • Competent in problem solving, planning and decision making
  • Proficient in all MS Office applications
Desirable:
  • Hands-on experience in using SAP
  • Experience with data visualisation tools (Tableau, PowerBI or equivalent)

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.