Accounts Analyst

Company Profile: Established in 1978, NES Fircroft is an award-winning staffing specialist that supplies technical and engineering experts ("white collar") to Oil and Gas, Power, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Chemical, Mining, Automotive and IT sectors worldwide on an international basis. We're a highly experienced team of over 2000 professionals made up of recruitment consultants and support staff spanning 58 offices worldwide. We work with top candidates to ensure that we can offer a full range of staffing solutions to our clients, complemented by industry-leading support services.

Job Description: The Accountant roles that have been developed in each region are split into the following key areas of responsibility:

1) Management Accounts

2) Accounts Payable

3) Statutory Compliance

4) Other

The responsibilities and deliverables of the Regional Accountant role have been detailed below, separated into the responsibilities and key deliverables of the areas listed above.

Whilst there will be differences between regions depending upon size of region and Accounts team, the below list is relevant for all regions.

1) Management Accounts

The key responsibilities are as follows:

- Production of cost of sales report each month end showing GP by contractor as compared to prior month.

This is to be reviewed with relevant Operations Manager and approved for submission to Group.

- Production of P&L reporting pack each month end showing actual results against budget/forecast.

This is to be reviewed with relevant Operations Manager and approved for submission to Group in line with agreed month end timetable.

- Production of balance sheet reporting pack each month end, showing full reconciliation for every balance sheet nominal code in use.

This is to be submitted to Regional FC for review every month in line with submission of P&L reporting pack to the UK.

- Ensure that reporting of nomination GP is checked and agreed before submission of P&L reporting pack to UK.

- Review postings to miscellaneous contractor each month and agree alternative treatments.

- Maintain control of balance sheet through having AP/AR/ Bank reconciled on a weekly basis.

- Ensure intercompany accounts are 100% reconciled on a monthly basis.

- Complete 5- analysis within 48 hours of receipt of league table.

- Complete Operations Manager Commission within 48 hours of receiving league table.

- Calculate Staff commissions on a monthly basis to meet payroll timetable.

2) Accounts Payable

The key responsibilities are as follows:

- To ensure supplier invoices are approved and paid within terms.

- To ensure payments are applied and supplier accounts reconciled.

- Actively manage and optimise cash flow via management of supplier payments.

3) Statutory Compliance

The key responsibilities within invoice queries are as follows:

- Assist in the management of Statutory Audits ensuring clean audit opinion achieved with nonet debit audit adjustments to the EBITDA line.

Meet the required Group timetable for statutory audits and reporting.

- Responsible for tax compliance in country ensuing that all corporation tax, Services Tax and any other relevant statutory or taxation filings and payments are done within regulatory deadlines.

4) Other-

Responsibility for all information input in the finance system including accounts payable, general journals and cash.

- To provide any ad - hoc or other reporting as and when requested by the Financial Controller.

- Provide any other regional financial assistance to Operations, Commercial, HR and IT departments as required.

- Resolution of all local issues relating to the day to day finances of specified offices.

Candidate profile:

- Minimum 4-7 years of experience in accounting and finance

- CA (Final or Inter) or MBA in Finance or equivalent accounting qualification

- ERP experience (Microsoft dynamics Navision/SAP or similar)

- Spreadsheet skills (vlookup/Pivot table)

- Self-motivating and ability to work independently