P329F || Financial Accountant

Milton Keynes

Reports to: Head of Finance & Accounting

Department: Finance

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: Friday 9th May 2025

Role Purpose

The purpose of a financial accountant is to be a valued member of the finance team, who takes a lead on managing, analysing and reporting on the company’s financial activities. They will ensure that financial records are accurate, complete, and compliant with accounting standards and regulations by championing a strong framework of financial controls and processes.

Role Responsibilities

Reports to the Head of Finance & Accounting
Deputising for the Head of Finance & Accounting in their absence
Work closely with the FP&A team and other departments to ensure timely and accurate reporting under Group Guidelines / IFRS (monthly, quarterly and yearly)
Close collaboration with FP&A team to ensure a strong mutual understanding of business performance and support in planning / forecasting process
Monitoring of legislation around accounting, tax, payroll to ensure ongoing awareness and compliance
Responsibility for the statutory external audit; ownership of the audit process from company side to ensure smooth and timely resolution of any issues through to completion
Production of Statutory Accounts for all companies
Maintain strong financial controls over the balance sheet including accruals, provisions, working capital, liquidity, fixed assets, IFRS 16 leasing accounting
Carry out the stock takes to a high standard reporting on any variances and driving improvements
Development of strong collaborative relationships with key contacts in Group Head Office, Hamburg such as Group Accounting and Group Treasury, to support improvement on mutual and local processes
Management of foreign currency risk through hedging process in conjunction with Group Treasury
Responsible for the UK group tax function and compliance with legislation and regulations
Calculation of the corporation tax provisions, computations and returns, supported by external advisors
Cover for the Credit and Risk function in the business
Drive the internal controls process, including the annual returns to the Group

In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed on this job description, the job holder may be required to perform other duties assigned by the Payroll Manager/Head of Finance.

Role Requirements

Educated to degree or above, preferably in finance related subject
ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualified
Experience in tax and audit
Strong technical accounting skills (transfer pricing, corporation tax, IFRS, VAT, Income Tax and statutory reporting) essential
IT literate, strong Microsoft Office Suite skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint
SAP experience desirable
Demonstrable commercial business acumen (e.g. products and processes) and a sound understanding of financial controls
Excellent relationship building and communication skills
Experience in a similar role