Business in Focus Hiring for ACCOUNTANT Job at Remote Full Time

ACCOUNTANT

Division: Finance Department (Reports to Finance Manager)

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Term: Fixed term 12 months

Hours: Full Time position, will consider job share (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Home-based with occasional office working (Bridgend, Wales)

Business in Focus are the enterprise people. We aim to be the leading provider of business support in Wales, helping entrepreneurs achieve and maintain growth. We pride ourselves on the fact that wherever an entrepreneur is on their journey, we have a specialist on-site who can help. As an Investors in People Gold accreditation we fully support our employees to help them achieve success in their role – no matter what level they’re at.

Job Summary:

Business in Focus wishes to appoint an accountant (qualified by experience or professional qualification) to work alongside the Finance Manager and Management Accountant in providing appropriate, timely and accurate financial management information to assist in the running of the business.
This is currently a fixed term appointment for 12 months. Job share and part time can also be considered.

Responsibilities:
Review financial performance of business contracts and projects providing trend analysis and variance reports.
a) Liaising with budget holders to monitor budgets for key business areas.
b) Prepare month end journals and appropriate control reconciliations.
c) Support colleagues in answering their financial queries, providing ad hoc reports and improving reporting procedures.
d) As part of our quality approach to our work, to ensure all systems are maintained in an accurate and timely manner at all times.
e) As part of our continuous improvement approach to work, to assist in recognising and recommending to the line manager suitable improvements to department process and procedures to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the department is maintained.
f) Support the Finance Manager with producing year-end financial accounts and liaising with the Company’s Accountants in completing the annual audit.
g) Undertake other reasonable tasks as and when requested by management.

The successful candidate will have:

Education/Training:

• Relevant UK professional accounting qualification, qualified through extensive experience or part qualified.

Knowledge:

• Comprehensive understanding of a Finance team’s responsibilities and its key controls.
• Sound basis of commercial knowledge and understanding of issues impacting SMEs in Wales, the economy in Wales and wider influences at a UK and EU level

Skills:

• Ability to work on own initiative, handle pressure and make day-to-day decisions to prioritise work.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to analyse information and identify key trends

As well as an engaging workload Business in Focus also offer:

• Competitive salary of £30,000 per annum
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 6% non-contributory pension scheme
• Flexible modern working practices such as working from home and TOIL,
• 6 late starts or early finishes per annum (worth 2 hours each, in line with hours worked)

Welsh speakers are encouraged to apply

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Closing date: 23rd May 2022