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Lead Accountant

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£80,000 - £96,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • The position is for a Lead Accountant reporting to the Financial Controller at a central government organization.
  • Key responsibilities include managing month-end close activities, preparing General Ledger journals, and ensuring a smooth payroll process in collaboration with the people's team.
  • Candidates should have experience with balance sheet reconciliations, VAT, and payroll, and must be Part Qualified or a Finalist with knowledge of FRS1/2 and advanced Excel skills.
  • The role requires investigating and resolving queries from internal and external stakeholders related to payments, purchases, and general accounting issues.
  • The salary for this position is not specified, but candidates should have relevant experience in finance and accounting.

Your new companyReporting to the Financial Controller, you will be working for a central government organisation. Your new roleLead Accountant

  • In line with the month-end timetable, drive certain activities to process prompt period end close with responsibility for ensuring that a range of processes is in place to maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Preparation and posting of related General Ledger (GL) journals.
  • Following the monthly payroll schedule, ensure a smooth payroll process with the people's team collaboration.
  • Ensure scrutiny of the data and documentation and provide payroll query resolution through consultation with the people's team.
  • Responsible for supporting the efficient running, reporting and management of Finance Operational KPI targets and actioning reported variances.
  • Ensure that financial procedures are fully documented and up to date, reviewed as necessary and at least once a year.
  • Investigating and resolving queries received from internal and external stakeholders promptly regarding all payments, purchases, data analysis and general accounting/finance issues.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Have experience with balance sheet reconciliations, VAT, payroll.
  • Are Part Qualified or a Finalist
  • Have knowledge of FRS1/2
  • Have advanced excel skills

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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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.