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The Commercial Accountant will play a critical role in supporting the Finance Managers and the Commercial Finance Manager with all aspects of financial strategy, forecasting and reporting. This includes mastering financial systems, completing cost reconciliations, preparing budgets and forecasts, ensuring VAT compliance, and providing scenario analysis to drive strategic decisions.
Client Details
FTSE listed
Based in Surrey
Description
The Commercial Accountant will assist Finance Managers and the Commercial Finance Manager with all aspects of financial planning, analysis, reporting, and management for multiple projects. This will include:
- Gaining an in-depth knowledge of financial systems, becoming proficient in their use, and providing support to the finance team, as well as commercial and marketing teams.
- Assisting Finance Managers in performing cost reconciliations and verifying that cost-to-complete estimates are accurate and sufficient.
- Developing a strong understanding of site strategies and critical success factors across various projects.
- Reviewing project costs and benchmarking them against other schemes or phases to identify trends and opportunities.
- Collaborating with sales teams to refine sales and marketing strategies, incorporating market research and sales objectives.
- Compiling budget and forecast updates for periodic budget review processes.
- Supporting the central finance team during half-year and year-end reporting cycles, as well as providing assistance with project-specific requirements.
- Handling ad-hoc requests from group-level stakeholders as needed.
- Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial data to produce error-free reports.
- Sharing financial expertise and insights with project teams to inform decision-making.
- Demonstrating advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling.
- Overseeing VAT compliance by reviewing and approving VAT invoices for accuracy.
- Verifying the accuracy of commissions and legal fees and ensuring all necessary supporting documents are in place.
- Maintaining and updating site cash flow and profit forecasts with precision.
Profile
- Recently Qualified Accountant
- Proficient IT knowledge
- Quick learner
- Innovative
Job Offer
- Competitive salary
- Bonus
- 25 day holiday allowance
