Assistant Financial Analyst Reporting to the UK Finance Manager you will be supporting the UK Business on accounting and financial reporting. You will support various processes such as management and statutory, budgeting and forecasting and ensure compliance and integrity of procedures, controls and balance sheet reconciliations for your area(s) of responsibility. In addition, you will provide finance support to the commercial accounting team, and will work closely with them and the Financial Account team, to document processes and procedures, to continuously improve and re-engineer / optimise the month end close process. Key

Responsibilities:
Ensure monthly management and annual statutory reporting is accurate, and delivered in line with reporting deadlines. Support the review of the month end close process with the aim of reducing month end close. Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed with risks/opportunities identified in line with reporting deadlines. Review monthly financial results with stakeholders, ensuring all issues are documented and appropriate actions agreed. Support the annual budget and quarterly reforecasting processes. Provide support to stakeholders on an ongoing and ad-hoc basis. Support any ad-hoc projects as required. Work in close consultation with the UK Finance Manager in implementation of revised systems and processes. Manage the Inter-company process, ensuring that all intercompany balances are confirmed at year end, balances are settled in the proceeding month and all invoices are raised for the UK. Manage the UK Cashbook, ensuring all items on the bank reconciliations are posted to the correct place by the relevant people, the bank balances match to the finance system and any unreconciled items are investigated and posted.

Salary:
£20,000 - £24,000 DOE This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract Benefits: 1Up to 9% combined pension contribution 25 days holidays bank holidays Free eye tests Cycle to work scheme Retails discounts Subsidised canteen Free car parking Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful. Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 25 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.