The posting
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A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR ROLE
The General Accountant will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and preparing timely, reliable financial reports to support business decision-making. The role has a strong focus on financial statement preparation, balance sheet management, Profit & Loss reporting, income statement analysis, reconciliations, and month-end reporting.
The successful candidate will have strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to understand the relationship between the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Income Statement, identify variances, investigate discrepancies, and provide meaningful financial insights to management.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Statement Preparation & Reporting
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Prepare and maintain Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, and Income Statement reports.
- Review financial statements to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
- Perform detailed analysis of financial statement accounts and investigate unusual movements or discrepancies.
- Prepare supporting schedules and working papers for financial reporting.
- Ensure financial reports are prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
Balance Sheet Management
- Maintain and reconcile Balance Sheet accounts, including:
- Accounts receivable and payable
- Cash and bank accounts
- Prepayments and accruals
- Fixed assets and depreciation
- Loans and other liabilities
- Intercompany balances
- Equity and retained earnings
- Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensure reconciling items are investigated and resolved promptly.
- Monitor account movements and identify potential errors, omissions, or unusual transactions.
- Maintain accurate supporting documentation for all Balance Sheet accounts.
Profit & Loss / Income Statement
- Prepare and review monthly Profit & Loss and Income Statement reports.
- Analyse revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, gross profit, EBITDA/operating profit, and other key financial metrics.
- Conduct month-on-month and budget-versus-actual variance analysis.
- Investigate significant variances and provide explanations to management.
- Identify trends and financial movements that may impact business performance.
- Ensure revenue and expenses are accurately recognised in the appropriate accounting period.
Month-End & Year-End Close
- Manage accounting activities during the month-end and year-end closing process.
- Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation, provisions, and other month-end adjustments.
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all accounts are properly supported.
- Review the trial balance before financial statements are finalised.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to resolve outstanding accounting issues and meet reporting deadlines.
Financial Analysis & Business Support
- Provide financial analysis and insights to support management decision-making.
- Explain key movements in the financial statements in a clear and commercially relevant manner.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, reporting accuracy, and accounting processes.
- Support management with ad hoc financial reporting and analysis as required.
Key Deliverables
- Accurate and timely monthly financial statements
- Complete and reconciled Balance Sheet
- Accurate Profit & Loss / Income Statement
- Clear variance and financial performance analysis
- Timely month-end and year-end close
- Accurate account reconciliations and supporting schedules
- Audit-ready financial records
- Meaningful financial insights for management
Key Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant accounting experience
- Strong hands-on experience preparing Balance Sheet, P&L, and Income Statement reports.
- Experience with month-end and year-end financial close.
- Strong account reconciliation and variance analysis skills.
- Good understanding of accruals, prepayments, depreciation, provisions, and journal entries.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify financial discrepancies.
- Proficiency in accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to analyse financial information and clearly explain financial movements to non-finance stakeholders.
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