Financial Accountant - UK

R0001264 Financial Accountant - UK (Open)

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We don’t just produce renewable energy, we live it – recognising our relationship with the people touched by our business and supporting social, educational, cultural, and environmental initiatives that contribute to the development of the communities we work alongside.

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Nadara is an innovative place to work. We work in a stimulating and challenging environment, where every day we explore the unknown with curiosity, make decisions with quality and take action and deliver with courage. For us diversity is a real value, and we encourage in connecting different perspectives with respect.

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Job Description Summary:

The role has responsibility to prepare the entity level month end reporting, annual entity statutory accounts, compliance activities and daily finance operations of the companies in the Ventient & Renantis Combined UK Group.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

1. Transactional

• Perform daily finance and month-end activities in accordance with procedures and timescales.

• Manage all accounting transactions for month end and year end including but not limited to: posting month end journals, cost centre reporting, inter-company reconciliations, monthly control task completion.

• Produce monthly balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and analysis.

• Maintain Fixed Asser Registers

• Prepare Month End Reporting complete with commentary to support P&C.

• Identify reconciling items and progressing corrective actions.

• Assist in the preparation of budget and forecasts.

• Respond and support with queries raised by internal and external stakeholders.

• Ensure accounts are processed quickly, accurately and within agreed SLA’s.

• Maintain accounting rules and work cross functionally to develop specific sub-processes.

• Other ad-hoc tasks as required.

2. Compliance

• Ensure compliance and adherence with controls for internal finance policies and procedures as well as external regulations.

• Compute and prepare compliance submissions e.g. VAT, corporation tax, withholding tax, national statistics, etc.

• Prepare statutory accounts on time and liaising with auditors as necessary.

3. Improvement initiatives

• Support M&A integration and ensure embedded in business-as-usual processes

• Support improvement initiatives including the creation and delivery of opportunities to further enhance the value of the SSC and finance systems proposition.

• Provide support to wider Finance team with any ad hoc financial projects.

• Provide support in the ERP

Competencies and behaviours

• Results driven

• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure with good time management skills

• Excellent attention to detail and maintain high standards

• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• Good communication skills, quickly able to establish credibility with stakeholders

• Strong team player

Skills & Knowledge

• An experience technical accountant, with exceptional knowledge of statutory and operational accounting

• Advanced excel skills

• Knowledge of cost allocation principles, accounting procedures and processes

Relevant experience: 

• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience, or 3+ years PQE

• Able to deal with multi currencies

• Understanding of relevant country accounting practices and the regulatory environment

• Demonstrable people management skills

Education and qualifications:

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent preferred

Software Programmes

Essential:

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Advanced Excel

Desirable:

• Microsoft Dynamics
• Kyriba
• Piteco

Travel Requirements

UK and European travel as required

Location:

Edinburgh

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Subtype:

Regular