Financial Accountant &8211; Supply Chain

My FTSE client of choice is seeking a 12 Month Maternity Cover to join as a Financial Accountant. The role offers full accountability of the month end process and senior stakeholder engagement. Below is a breakdown of the duties -

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Run the financial processes including month end, balance sheet, P&L and cash inputs for supply chain areas
  
  • Processing the month end in a timely and accurate manner
  • Understanding and reconciling the related balance sheet accounts
• Ensure accounting treatments are in line with relevant accounting standards and minimum control standards
• Own the accounting for complex areas and areas of judgement
• Work with the business to ensure the accounts are an appropriate reflection of the activities and that accruals and prepayments are fully supported
• Communicate clearly to other areas of finance and the business
• Deliver process improvement to standardise processes across the brands and the various areas
• Identify risks and opportunities and mitigate where required
• Creatively drive value through identification of accounting and business opportunities
• Budgeting and Forecasting - support these key processes as required in particular through provision of actual costs and balances with insights into key drivers and movements
• Accounting advice - advise on the financial accounting implications of new revenue streams and transactions, seeking guidance where necessary and ensuring optimal treatments are implemented
• Work closely with the shared service centres and other financial control teams to ensure the operations are efficient and financial results well controlled
• Drive performance- continually identify opportunities to drive business profit and team efficiency