Corporate Accountant in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Company

Fedcap Employment (part of The Fedcap Group) is a not-for-profit organisation delivering employability solutions across a range of UK contracts through a blend of local frontline professional teams. Our services are more vital than ever before to individuals and their wider communities as we tackle unemployment rates head on.

We are currently recruiting for a part-qualified Corporate Accountant to join our existing team. Fedcap will consider support with studies to become fully qualified. .

Location: Middlesbrough

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000

The Role

Reporting to the Financial Accountant and working closely with the Finance Business Partners, The Corporate Accountant will feed into the production of the monthly management accounts by cost centre. The key function of this role is to support in the leadership of the finance function, covering the full breadth scope that the finance function is responsible for.

Key Responsibilities

• Take the lead on accruing all operational and overhead costs ensuring they are accurate, in line with month end timetable.

• Working in partnership with the AR Supervisor to accurately account for group income in line with month end timetable’s ensuring that accrued income, provision’s and sub-contractor costs are accurately presented with underlying workings to support and balance sheet reconciliations completed in a timely and accurate manner.

• Produce revenue proof in totals for each contract to support achieving a clean audit report.

• Responsible for executing monthly intercompany processes including liaising with group, raising and issuing intercompany invoices, reviewing and reporting intercompany balances and managing intercompany debtors/creditors.

• Support the production of the quarterly VAT returns for the UK group, undertaking the reconciliation and calculations, gaining approvals and submitting to HMRC in line with deadlines and ensuring payments are received by HMRC in a timely manner.

• Support the annual external audit by producing information as required and ensuring you have full documented evidence for your postings and balance sheets are up to date.

• Prepare balance sheet control reconciliations and analysis to demonstrate strong internal controls, produced by WD10.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of key finance processes to ensure the accuracy of the group accounts and accounting treatments are correctly applied and in line with statutory requirements.

• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure information is accurate on which to base accounting adjustments.

• Support the Financial Accountant with the development and training of the Assistant Accountant.

• Any other ad hoc duties as required to support the delivery of business objectives.

Person Specification

• Part qualified accountant, either ACA, ACCA or CIMA

• Proven experience as an Accountant or similar role

• Knowledge of financial regulations and legislation

• Highly analytical and detail orientated, possessing strong commercial acumen and business sense.

• Organised multitasker who can work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.

Benefits

• You won’t work on weekends or bank holidays!

• A monthly benefits scheme worth £500 with access to over 900 retailers

• A cycle to work scheme that is open all year long!

• Laptop and mobile phone for every employee!

• Employee assistance programme (EAP). A telephone service offering various support services including emotional support, stress helpline amongst others.

• The opportunity of an Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP) qualification for all employees

• A two-week Induction and training programme

• Company annual leave, including a buy/sell scheme

• Free life cover!

• Pension with a 4% match from Fedcap

Additional information

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Fedcap Employment is committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of recruitment and selection, in line with its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy in addition to our duty under the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination; to advance equality of opportunity.

Fedcap Employment is a Disability Confident Leader employer and as such, any candidate with a disability will not be excluded unless the candidate is unable to perform a duty intrinsic to the role, having considered reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of their disability.

Disability confident employer

Fedcap is a recognised Disability Confident Leader with commitments to aim to recruit, retain and develop disabled people within the company. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer to support with reasonable adjustments where required.

Veterans and service personnel

Fedcap is positive about employing veterans and service personnel spouses or family members as part of our commitment to upholding principles of the Armed Forces Covenant.

Advert expiry: If you are interested in the position we recommend applying at your earliest convenience. Fedcap reserves the right to withdraw a job advertisement at any time.

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