Chief Accountant: Reporting directly to the MD, the role is to lead a small accounting team of 4-5 with responsibility to maintain company’s accounting records, perform statutory and group reporting, manage debtors/credit control and to ensure tax and other financial compliance. RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: • Management of the accounting team. • Maintenance of the company’s accounting records using Sage 50. • Closing of the monthly financial ledgers in accordance with the group’s policies (IFRS) and reporting according to its standard timetable. In addition to typical routines, deferred income, IFRS 16, and special attention to the company’s rental fleet. • Managing the debtors/credit control team of two people. • Liaison with the group’s European service team in connection with the processing of employees’ travel expenses. • Preparing annual statutory accounts, drafting corporation tax computations, making VAT and other tax returns. • Preparing various regular management information reports. • ONS and other financial compliance. QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE: • ACA or ACCA preferred. • At least three years’ experience in a similar role and in a disciplined environment. This is to include the managing of other accounting personnel. Experience should encompass the majority of tasks shown above. • Working with Sage 50. • Good organisational skills. • Ability to lead, work with responsibility and accountability and with good attention to detail. • Ability to communicate well with other staff, at all levels, in both verbal and written form, and external professional advisers. • Ability to work under pressure and to work flexibly if deadlines dictate. LANGUAGE: English fluent written and verbal. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Occasional travel may be required for this role. COMPUTER SKILLS: Good working knowledge of Sage 50 and Office365, especially Excel.

Office Accounts Administrator – a two-fold role covering elements of both Office Management and Accounts Administration; specifically with responsibility for “owning” our Client’s order processing, office management, reporting, accounts administration, technical support and mobile management. Responsibilities Customer / Office Management

• Support customers with order enquiries and assist with the resolution of issues and delays.
• Maintain accurate and up to date customer information within internal CRM system.
• Ensure all details are provided by customers as per our order requirements for processing.
• Responsible for the electronic filing of all customer order documentation in support of a customer purchase order.
• Full administration of facilities, office and printer management.
• Obtaining third party distribution pricing to enable onward customer quoting.
• Responsible for gaining approval from management for administration and pricing.
• Proactive management of all suppliers and orders, ensuring management are made aware of upcoming renewals of product, maintenance, support and contracted services.

Accounts Administration

• 1-2 years previous experience in a finance admin role.
• Respond to and deal with internal and external enquires relating to accounts receivable activities.
• Produce accurate debtor's reconciliation reports.
• Filing and other administration tasks and housekeeping as required.
• Chasing and reducing the debt.
• Monitor and redirect, as appropriate the Accounts Inbox.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Xero or another similar system is essential.
• Proficient in the use of Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.

 

Finance Manager – Belgium & Netherlands (BeNe) Operating in their media industry niche for 25 years, our Client is one of the largest and most globally renowned companies in the sector. Suiting a self-driven and highly organised Finance Manager, this is a new role in a newly restructured business unit with a reporting line both to the MD’s Netherlands & Belgium and to group finance in the UK. Responsibilities:

• Business finance partner to MD’s, BeNe, as well as key part of the senior finance team.
• Manage all financial matters for BeNe region (c. €20m revenue) incl management reporting, statutory and tax reporting, invoicing, AR, AP and working capital management. Assisted by finance members in Belgium and Netherlands.
• Manage the design and implementation of BeNe finance function from existing internal & non-finance support model/workflow to internal resource appropriate for the business. This will be in collaboration with central finance.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts for the BeNe business.
• Responsible for budget and quarterly forecast completion for the BeNe business. This will involve working closely with senior management in a consultative capacity.
• Cash and Working Capital Management of the BeNe business and oversee AP&AR function.
• Preparation of year-end audited Financial Statements for the BeNe entities.
• Provide assistance with the group year-end audit.
• Provide input to development of regional and group finance systems.

Person specification Desirable qualities:

• Qualified accountant with 3 years+ post qualified experience.
• Experienced in Group Accounting function, cash management, P&L/Balance Sheet/Cash Flow, working with multiple currencies.
• IFRS experience preferable but not essential.
• Team management experience (both in-person and remote).
• Project management scoping and execution.
• Effective communicator to multiple stakeholders (including colleagues outside of the finance function).
• Policy documentation preparation and company-wide delivery.
• Capable of developing inhouse process/systems/team from scratch and onboard from outsource accounting provider
• Experience and attitude to manage projects to completion
• Capable of providing finance partner support, ad hoc analysis and projects
• Experience in managing staff in small team
• Experience in international group, reporting results through to central team
• Tax and audit experience, able to manage advisers as needed
• Experienced in budgeting, forecasting
• Experience in owning and taking initiative with improvement projects
• Good attitude, able to function and prioritise, operate in unstructured environment, task orientated
• Industry experience desirable but not essential

Location Initially work from home (wfh) with a longer term expectation to be based out of their regional HQ in Hilversum (nr Amsterdam), but still with ability to work from home some days as agreed with local management. Salary guide €55k-€65k basic plus vacation pay, holidays & discretionary bonus. Preferred availability Start Q1 2021

Our successful, local Client have an immediate and on-going need for an experienced Credit Control to function as an integral part of our Client's Credit Control team. Your key responsibility will be a proportion of the Sales Ledger. This will involve agreeing balances both in writing and verbally. Allocating cash daily to individual transactions and the emailing of statements and copy invoices as required There will also be involvement in query resolution in conjunction with the Sales Director. You will be required to attend and contribute in a weekly Credit Control meeting with the Directors of the Business. Your secondary function will be to assist the existing experienced administration team with filing and the raising of sales invoices In summary this is a varied and interesting role. You will be appreciated, supported and valued by your colleagues and given considerable personal responsibility. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED The successful candidate must have: Proven previous experience of working as a Credit Controller Excellent understanding of Excel. Numerate and literate. Professional, clear telephone manner. Well presented. Organised. Conscientious.

My client is looking for a senior accountant/practice manager on a part time or adhoc basis - this could be 3 days a week/ 5 mornings or whatever is mutually beneficial. You can either be qualified or‘qualified-by-experience’ but will definitely need to have experience of Supervising others: Finalising/completing Accounts, Reviewing Accounts prepared by other staff, Liaising with HMRC and Companies House, Using Sage Accounts, for bookkeeping work, Using Sage Payroll, Using IRIS for Accounts, Tax and Practice/Time/workflow Management. Due to the location of the offices it is preferable that you have your own vehicle

Main function of the job The candidate we require would be a qualified accountant (including part-qualified and qualified by experience), with good accounting skills who is both adaptable and preferably has some experience in a busy commercial organisation. The responsibilities would include: Preparation of monthly management accounts using Dataflow and Excel. Accounting for claims against suppliers and sub-contractors. Preparing and submitting UK, French, Belgium and other VAT Returns. Preparation of EC sales lists for VAT purposes. Belgium essential fuel user rebate claims. Maintenance of fixed asset registers. Progressively take over the weekly accounting for individual truck profitability. Review and check payment runs. Checking/agreeing fuel and tolls invoices and coding other expense invoices. Various ad hoc accounts reporting functions eg monthly statistics, purchase ledger adjuster reports, review of Euros surplus/deficit. Assisting the accounts department manager and group financial controller with day-to-day accounts functions as required.the gap/accruals reconciliations. Supervise, as required, the checking of purchase invoices by staff. Help update the cash book. Credit checks on customer base using Experian. Liaising with credit controller and assisting with any accounting input need on more complex customer accounts. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED The successful candidate must have: Excellent attention to detail. Good technical skills. Computer literate, especially Excel. Proactive and keen to learn. Strong communications/interaction skills. Organised. Conscientious.

Our client has ambitious growth plans and now (even during lockdown) requires a forward thinking Part Qualified Accountant to provide support to Finance Manager to maintain all manner of up to date records and assist in preparation of financial statements and general management reporting responsibilities to ensure the continued effective operation of the finance department function. This role is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team in a fast-paced company and will provide the ability to grow as the company moves forward. Key responsibilities: • Support in the production of monthly management accounts • Assisting with the entry and reconciliation of accruals, prepayments and fixed asset • Calculations of commissions payable • Preparation of all supporting schedules to management accounts • Processing various journals • Reviewing general ledgers, identifying and correcting potential errors Other Tasks: • Processing expense claims • Weekly bank reconciliations • Helping with financial reports and data analysis • Supporting the wider finance function with ad-hoc design of new reports • Regular filing of all relevant paperwork Essential Candidate Profile: • Finance professional studying towards ACCA (preferred) / CIMA or AAT qualified looking to progress and develop. • Must be accountancy systems literate (ideally SAP) with good knowledge of Excel • Good attention to detail, meticulous and highly organised with excellent time management skills • Ability to provide accurate, high quality output • Good understanding of accounting principles • Self -starter; highly motivated • Confident with good interacting skills to liaise with customers, suppliers and staff at all levels • Excellent written and verbal communication skills