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Accountant
- Location: Reigate, Surrey- 100% office based.
- Job Type: Full-time, 6-month FTC with potential for an extension or possibly perm.
- Hours: 37.5 hours
Join a leading global company as an Accountant, initially for a 6-month contract. This role reports into the Financial Controller and requires someone with either AAT qualified, part-qualified, or qualified.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Ensure accurate and timely execution, preparation, and submission of all month-end and year-end financial reporting.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including supporting documentation, and proactively resolve any reconciliation issues.
- Handle intercompany entries and reconciliations.
- Complete month-end journals, including accruals and prepayments.
- Prepare and submit the VAT Return.
- Provide analytical information for the P&L and Balance Sheet, explaining variations and relevant transactions.
- Maintain control of fixed assets with supporting documentation and register monthly depreciation.
- Conduct Foreign Exchange analysis, entries, and reconciliations.
- Manage loan financing entries and reconciliations.
- Contribute to the preparation of budgets.
- Support audit queries, payroll journals, and payment of liabilities.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Technically proficient with formulas in Google Sheets and Excel.
- Part or Fully qualified accountant (or Aat qualified).
- Agility to adapt to change and understand business needs.
- Ability to solve problems and willingness to accept responsibility.
- Hands-on with day-to-day operations.
- Deadline-oriented with the ability to adhere to time constraints.
- Ability to multi-task, managing changing and competing priorities and absorbing new information rapidly to address issues.
Key Attributes:
- Self-motivated with a high level of attention to detail.
- Numerate and articulate.
- An outgoing, positive thinker, with consistent levels of evident enthusiasm.
- Someone who is solutions focused and confident in their ability.
- Flexible, versatile, and copes well under pressure.
- A valued team member who upholds professional integrity at all times.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, innovative environment.
- Potential for the role to become permanent.
- Exposure to global operations and high-profile projects.
