Assistant Financial Accountant -3609
£42k - £47.5k per annumFull-time, Internship
Manpower are currently seeking an interim Assistant Financial Accountant to work with our global FMCG client, Elida Beauty, renowned for brands such as TIGI, VO5, Toni & Guy, and Brylcreem, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.
The position is based in Holborn, London. This is a full-time temporary role for 6 months, requiring 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying between £42,000 - £47,500 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience. The role currently offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to adjustment based on business requirements. Role OverviewElida Beauty (UK) [TIGI Holdings Ltd] is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to support the Financial Controller in maintaining the integrity of the finance function through accurate financial accounting, robust financial controls and timely reporting.
This role will play a key part in ensuring the integrity of the General Ledger, supporting month end close, maintaining balance sheet accuracy and delivering high quality financial information. The successful candidate will work closely with the Financial Controller to ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded, fully reconciled and supported by strong financial controls, helping maintain an audit ready and due diligence ready finance function. General Ledger & Month-End Close
Own and maintain the General Ledger within Microsoft Business Central, ensuring transactions are accurate, complete and correctly coded
Prepare and post journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation, fixed assets, inventory adjustments and intercompany transactions, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation is maintained
Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations across a range of General Ledger accounts, investigating and resolving reconciling items on a timely basis
- Prepare and reconcile intercompany balances, working with Group Finance to investigate and resolve differences
- Support the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close in accordance with reporting deadlines
- Assist with fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, transfers and depreciation.
- Support inventory valuation accounting and reconciliation to the inventory subledger
- Reporting, Audit & Compliance Support
- Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, including Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss reporting packs for management review
- Assist with year-end statutory accounts preparation and external audit fieldwork, including preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries
- Support UK VAT compliance, including preparation of supporting workings for quarterly VAT returns
- Assist with ad hoc due diligence requests and financial information requests as required
- Controls & Process Improvement
- Support the design, documentation and implementation of General Ledger controls as part of the wider financial control framework
- Maintain clear audit trails and supporting documentation for all journals and balance sheet reconciliations
- Identify opportunities to standardise, simplify and automate recurring General Ledger and month end close processes as the business grows
- Support the implementation of segregation of duties and approval workflows within Microsoft Business Central
- Assist with Business Central system testing, master data maintenance and finance process improvements where required
- Contribute to finance process documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), month end checklists and reconciliation templates to support a repeatable, audit ready close
Ways of Working
- Take ownership of assigned accounting processes
- Deliver accurate, timely and well supported financial information
- Maintain strong financial controls and complete audit trails
- Build collaborative relationships across Finance and wider business teams
- Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset, proactively identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and efficiency
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Part qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or qualified by experience, ideally with at least 2 years' experience in a General Ledger, Financial Accounting or similar role
- Strong understanding of double entry bookkeeping
- Experience supporting month end close processes
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with experience using an ERP system such as Microsoft Business Central, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar
- Experience managing high volumes of transactions with the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in building a robust financial controls environment
- Able to work independently within a fast paced and evolving business, effectively managing competing priorities during reporting periods
Desirable
- Experience using Microsoft Business Central.
- Experience within FMCG, Retail or Consumer Goods.
- Previous exposure to statutory audit processes.
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