Senior Financial Accountant
Target, United Kingdom
Job Description
Target Group are a leading business services provider in lending, investments and insurance, creating value for our clients through digital customer journey, outsourcing and operational transformation.
Joining our core Finance Team, as Senior Financial Accountant you’ll play a key role in ensuring that all statutory, regulatory and group reporting is produced to a high standard.
The role will involve the leadership of our small financial accountants team, all of whom are based in India. You will mentor and develop the team into highly functioning team that are continually looking to evolve to meet the specific needs of the business.
As well as the Group Financial Reporting Manager, you’ll work closely with the wider finance team, as well as key stakeholders across the business.
This role will be ideal for someone looking to take their first move away from a practice based role.
Some of the main responsibilities include:
- Lead, motivate and develop the team
- Ensure that all financial regulations are correctly applied to Target operations
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Weekly liquidity and cash flow analysis
- Payroll settlement duties
- Investigate and analyse aged debt. Building relationships across the business to ensure aged debt is settled.
- Monitor and control the offshore Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
- Key point of contact for annual and ad-hoc audit
- Preparation of the following:
- monthly analytical review of the business and current Balance sheet status
- monthly group accounting returns
- FCA quarterly returns
- VAT returns
- other required disclosures, such as ONS surveys, DTR, 61 CT
- financial statements
Requirements
We're looking for someone who is...
- Able to act with integrity
- Hungry to understand the business operating model and metrics.
- Confident working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Passionate about continuous improvement
- Thorough, consistent and organised
- Highly analytical and has strong problem-solving ability
- Able to act with due skill, care and diligence
The successful candidate will have...
- Qualified as an accountant (ACA,ACCA,CIMA)
- Fantastic written and verbal communication skills
- Financial Services and Outsourcing industries (desirable)
- Experience in statutory accounting
- At least 3years’ experience in a finance role
Benefits
- The annual salary for this position is up to 58,000, depending on experience
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Annual Pay Review
- Discretionary Company Performance Bonus
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
- Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
- My Recognition
- Confidential access to health and wellbeing support
- 4 x Salary Life Insurance
Our flexible benefits scheme gives employees access to additional benefits to supplement their core package:
- Pension Contribution Salary Sacrifice
- Cycle2Work + Car Leasing Electric Cars
- Critical Illness Cover + Dental Insurance
- Gym Flex
- Hello Fresh / Taste Card / Gourmet Card
- RAC Breakdown Cover
- Charitable Payroll Giving
- Buy / Sell holiday
- Technology loans
We’re committed to creating a Diverse amp; Inclusive culture through the execution of our Damp;I strategy, community relationships, our people amp; leaders.
Grow your future with us!