Job Description

Princes Liverpool has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join the Finance team. This is an opportunity to work for one of the UK\'s leading FMCG businesses. This position will provide invaluable experience and development opportunities. Group Finance is an important part of the Princes Group with dealings at a high level within the organisation. Reports will be completed for the Group Directors or Chief Executives directly and general reports which are distributed throughout the organisation. You will work with stakeholders across the business at every level which is great in terms of exposure. Please note - we will consider candidates who are fully qualified or close to finishing your studies within ACCA/CIMA/ACA. The Financial Accountant will regularly produce reports for senior management and be required to gather information from counterparts at a divisional level. Frequent liaison with Princes\xe2\x80\x99 external advisors is also required. Consequently, exceptional communication skills are required. Benefits

• Hybrid working policy (x3 days a week working from home excluding a Monday)
• 26 days Annual Leave including a day for your birthday + Bank Holidays
• Flexible holidays - the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• 12.5% Bonus (25% individual performance based, 75% Princes performance based)
• 14.5% Pension consisting of a 9.5% Employer Contribution
• Critical Illness Scheme
• Life Insurance Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policy (Maternity, Paternity, Adoption)

Dimensions

• The ability to complete, understand and report on a \xc2\xa31.5Bn turnover and \xc2\xa337M PTP consolidation with 8 statutory entities, 4 overseas branches and 12 dormant companies.
• To provide critical financial support to the Chief Executives and Group directors with regular and frequent contact.
• Provide monthly operational and commercial statistics and quarterly financial information to Mitsubishi Corporation.
• Liaison with external auditors (senior manager) during quarterly and annual external audits and tax consultants (senior manager) for corporation tax queries.
• Completion of financial information accurately with the Group Finance team and within the deadlines set, examples of which include weekly forecast, monthly overhead reports, quarterly Mitsubishi accounts submissions, twice yearly board meeting financial information, annual forecast and budget.
• Communication across the various business areas is critical to enable completion of various monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc requests for information.
• The ability to complete, understand and report on a \xc2\xa31.5Bn turnover and \xc2\xa337M PTP consolidation with 8 statutory entities, 4 overseas branches and 12 dormant companies.
• To provide critical financial support to the Chief Executives and Group directors with regular and frequent contact.
• Provide monthly operational and commercial statistics and quarterly financial information to Mitsubishi Corporation.
• Liaison with external auditors (senior manager) during quarterly and annual external audits and tax consultants (senior manager) for corporation tax queries.
• Completion of financial information accurately with the Group Finance team and within the deadlines set, examples of which include weekly forecast, monthly overhead reports, quarterly Mitsubishi accounts submissions, twice yearly board meeting financial information, annual forecast and budget.
• Communication across the various business areas is critical to enable completion of various monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc requests for information.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for group division overhead reporting, including the posting of all necessary allocations, accruals, prepayments and full reconciliation of accruals and prepayments control accounts, ensuring all directors cost centres are accounted for correctly and all queries are answered on an accurate and timely basis.
• Hold monthly meetings with cost centre directors challenging their costs / forecasts to ensure they are reported accurately and most cost effective.
• Completion of consolidated group weekly forecast with explanation of major movements to Group Directors.
• Completion of Princes Ltd balance sheet for consolidation by Group Finance Manager.
• Management of the Audit reconciliation app for Princes Ltd to ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are completed within agreed deadlines. Carry out regular spot checks to ensure quality of reconciliations and consistency.
• Compilation of various quarter end schedules to assist the Senior Financial Accountant to complete the quarterly consolidation pack for our parent company. Items such as group overheads schedule for all UK companies.
• Responsible for the completion of the Princes Ltd subsidiary and dormant accounts including liaison with the group external auditors in order to ensure that there are no outstanding issues.
• Responsibility for completion of the group overheads budget and in conjunction with the Senior Financial Accountant and Group Finance Manager, responsibility for the completion of the group overhead consolidated budget process.
• Responsible for all aspects of the monthly UK Intrastat and quarterly EC Sales List reporting to HMRC. Including full maintenance of all associated SAP reporting, amendment of all errors, review of paperwork to ensure system working correctly and assistance with any queries / visits from HMRC.
• Responsibility for the completion of national statistics reports that are issued to HMRC.
• Responsible for collation of monthly VAT spot checking paperwork to assist the Financial Accountant to complete the associated VAT Return(s).
• Material Master Maintenance for items such as VAT rate, commodity codes, royalty rates etc.
• Responsibility for all the EOL VAT reporting requirements and to provide all UK VAT advice where necessary under the guidance of the Group Tax Manager.
• Responsible for all payroll control accounts reconciliations including providing support to the Payroll Manager.
• Assistance in collation of tax information for the Group Tax Manager who completes the annual corporation tax returns.
• Responsibility for meeting various key controls as part of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting and assistance with on-going internal and external auditing of the processes.
• Ad-Hoc assistance in various other group reporting.

Experience

• Currently studying with ideally a maximum of 12 months left of your studies or qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA candidates
• Degree educated or equivalent
• Financial accounting experience
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• High attention to detail
• Good Excel knowledge
• Keen for a challenge in a hard working environment.
• Ability to analyse detailed information.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to challenge when necessary.
• Knowledge of SAP is desirable

Apply today to be considered for this rare and exciting position! #LI-NS1 Job Type: Full-time Benefits:

• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Liverpool Reference ID: Financial Accountant RLB