Accountant

Accountant - £36,000-£42,000 - Didcot - Permanent

Your new company
This is a great opportunity to join an established R&D company based in Didcot. The purpose of the role is to backfill a vacancy following an internal promotion and take ownership of the UK affiliate.

Your new role
As the successful candidate your responsibilities will include:

• Oversee the monthly close process, ensuring all month-end duties are performed accurately and timely
• Review of balance sheet reconciliations and controls
• Calculation and posting of monthly tax
• Liaising with stakeholders to ensure accuracy of Financial Postings
• Monthly review of P&L with variance analysis
• Be a primary point of contact for Internal and External Tax and Treasury activities, assisting in the production of affiliate contemporaneous documentation
• Production of the statutory financial statements and supplementary disclosures
• Preparation of all relevant schedules for the external audit process and liaise with external auditors
• Manage the annual corporation tax return process, liaising with external tax advisors

• Contribution to Finance-led projects
• Training and coaching of business users relating to Finance processes and controls
• Continually review the financial processes to drive simplification.

What you'll need to succeed
To be the successful candidate you will need;

• Strong financial awareness with exposure to an operational finance department
• Ideally a professionally qualified accountant or part-qualified with relevant experience
• Able to network and develop relationships with non-Finance colleagues
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills to be employed when solving problems
• Organised and able to prioritise skills with the ability to deliver against deadlines
• Have good accuracy with a high level of attention to detail
• Be a self-motivated person, willing to get involved and collaborate in various teams
• Strong Excel and SAP skills

What you'll get in return
As the successful candidate you will receive:

• £36000-£42000 salary
• Excellent progression opportunities
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• And much more

What you need to do now
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