Job Description
The Financial Accountant will play a key role within the Finance Team, supporting daily operations, managing working capital, handling reconciliations, and contributing to the preparation of monthly management accounts. This role offers an exciting opportunity to help streamline processes and driveimprovements. The individual will ensure efficient fund management, reconcile income streams, and transition from manual to systemised processes, while fostering a professional, collaborative environment within the finance team. Core Responsibilities: 1. Treasury & Working Capital Management: ? Oversee the daily banking operations of the business, ensuring all funds are processed efficiently and accurately ? Manage payments to Scheme Participants (Transport Operators) by preparing and executing all banking transactions efficiently ? Facilitate the direct debit collection of customer refunds, ensuring that all transactions are processed promptly and accurately. ? Support daily working capital management, ensuring liquidity and efficient cash flow management. ? Lead and participate in projects aimed at improving treasury operations, leveraging technology to automate and streamline processes. 2. Month-End Reconciliations: ? Complete month-end reconciliations for multiple income channels, investigating and resolving any variances. ? Prepare and review balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, ensuring alignment with business units and stakeholders. ? Contribute to the transition from manual reconciliation processes to a more systemised solution, driving efficiency and accuracy. ? Collaborate with Finance Managers and other teams to ensure reconciliation processes are standardised and aligned across the business. ? Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs, providing variance analysis and insights to support decision-making. 3. Additional Responsibilities: ? Prepare and present monthly KPI reports to management, ensuring key financial metrics are monitored. ? Maintain high-quality, up-to-date procedure documents for areas of responsibility. ? Assist in the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, providing financial analysis and reporting expertise. ? Support interim and year-end audit processes and liaise with auditors as needed. ? Cultivate a positive working environment by ensuring professional and courteous interactions with all stakeholders 4. Other Responsibilities: ? Support system development and upgrades within the finance function. ? Assist with process improvements and the development of finance controls. ? Contribute to the development of internal finance portals and business partnering reporting. ? Support the implementation and enhancement of business analysis and reporting. ? Carry out other ad-hoc duties as required. Key Competencies ? Good analytical ability, with a logical approach to problem solving and sound judgement; ? Capacity to proactively and constructively contribute to team tasks; ? Strong organisational and administrative skills; ? A keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data; ? Deadline-orientated and an ability to stick to time constraints; ? Strong MS Office and MS Excel skills; ? Ability to communicate and interact effectively with stakeholders; and ? A can-do approach with the ability to organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines. Requirements for the Role ? A recognised accounting qualification, with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience or significant work experience in an equivalent role; ? Strong attention to detail is essential; ? Experience on the preparation of management accounts, reconciliations and annual financial statements; ? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ? Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team and as leader of a group; and ? Experience working with multiple financial applications and systems is desirable.