Location
Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom
Job description
Company Accountant, Newcastle, £50-55K + Bens. You must be a qualified or nearly qualified accountant with experience as a good practical accountant, able to work with technical accounting concepts. You will also need advanced Excel.
This role is a 14 month fixed term contract paying to £55K per annum and will require 3 days a week in their Newcastle office.
Key Responsibilities/Duties:
* Production of monthly management accounts and commentary thereon (including
variance analysis) to concession deadlines.
* Preparation of statutory accounts and acting as first point of contact with auditors.
* Preparation of annual budgets and periodic updates to support 6-monthly updates for
lenders.
* Making payments to subcontractors and lenders to contractual timescales.
* Liaison with lenders in respect of loan agreement financial administration.
* Preparation of VAT and CIS returns.
* In conjunction with the Finance Manager, maintenance of the Finance Policies and
Procedures Manuals.
* Producing cash flow forecasts, managing treasury deposits and controlling company
bank balances.
* Liaison with Finance Manager to determine technical accounting calculations as
required (e.g. IFRIC 12 for PFI and similar concession arrangements).
* Ownership of all General Ledger accounts and ensuring that invoices, payments,
receipts and month-end journals are processed accurately and with required
authorizations.
* Ensuring that the concessions' financial transactions are carried out in accordance with
its contracts and accounting policies and standards and that reliable accounting
records are maintained.
* Production of Balance Sheet account reconciliations.
* Liaison with internal audit function and resolution of issues identified.
* Preparation of Corporation Tax quarterly payment calculations and provision of
information to tax advisers relating to annual computations and returns.
* Any other additional duties such as the Head of Concession Finance, Finance
Manager or Concession management team may reasonably require.
Familiarity with SUN Accounts software preferable but not essential
This Company Accountant role is based in Newcastle and pays c£50-55K per annum + bens.
Job tags
Salary
£50k - £55k per annum
