Key Achievements:

• Improved accuracy of balance sheet reconciliations, helping reduce unreconciled balances by 35%.

• Streamlined journal posting routines, contributing to a 10% reduction in month-end close timelines.

• Identified incorrect accruals and prepayments, preventing potential misstatements of £5,000 / $6,000.

• Enhanced financial reporting by creating template schedules used by senior accountants, saving 5+ hours per month.

• Successfully supported statutory audit preparation, reducing audit queries by 20%.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

• Prepare and post journals for accruals, prepayments, payroll, and other routine transactions.

• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Support the production of financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes by gathering and organising financial data.

• Perform bank reconciliations and investigate variances or unreconciled items.

• Help maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring accurate additions, disposals, and depreciation calculations.

• Assist with intercompany reconciliations and resolve mismatches.

• Prepare supporting schedules for statutory accounting and audit requirements.

• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, financial controls, and applicable regulations.

• Collaborate with accounts payable and receivable teams to maintain accurate ledgers.

• Review coding of invoices and expenses to ensure correct classification.

• Support cash flow reporting by providing timely updates on receipts and payments.

• Assist with revenue and cost analysis, highlighting trends or anomalies.

• Contribute to documentation of processes and internal control improvements.

• Respond to auditor and management queries with supporting evidence.

• Help ensure adherence to UKGAAP, IFRS, or relevant local standards.

• Monitor transactions for completeness and accuracy ahead of month-end close.

• Provide finance administrative support where required.

• Participate in ad-hoc projects and financial analysis activities.