Role Purpose
As a Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for all day to day financial activities within the business, and support senior members of the finance team across a number of areas. There is high potential for growth and progression within this role. 

Key Functions of the Financial Accountant
·       Recording of daily cash in/out from our various bank accounts, and subsequent preparation of daily cash flow projections
·       Quarterly management accounts preparation for review by senior finance staff prior to being presented to the Board of Directors.
·       Liaising with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Payroll on a daily basis to resolve any queries they may have.
·       Preparation of Revenue returns in the various countries that we operate in, ensuring that we are compliant with all local tax laws and regulations
·       Preparing year end accounts and facilitating our external auditors with all their queries. 
·       Attending project review meetings for our various business units. 
·       Compiling monthly recurring works cost vs revenue summaries 
·       General Ledger accounting/Intercompany transactional analysis, and regular reconciliation of all Balance Sheet items. 
·       Monthly bank reconciliations
·       CSO Returns
·       Ad-hoc finance duties as required
·       Attend monthly meetings with AR to analyse Aged Debtors schedules, and help to resolve any older issues.
·       Build strong inter-departmental relationships. Communication is key so it’s important to get to know the various stakeholders. 
·       Support continuous improvement culture
·       Work harmoniously as a member of the broader finance team, and contribute to a positive team environment at all times. 

Financial Accountant Responsibilities

·       Deadlines are a major part of the role, and you will be responsible for meeting those deadlines, whether they be internal (management accounts, reports etc) or external (Vat returns/Intrastat etc)
·       Must ensure that all Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable or payroll queries are resolved, and seek further advice if necessary from the other members of the team.
·       Responsible for analysing data, and ensuring that all information on our various ledgers is accurate and concise.
·       Be available for our annual year end audit in February each year to provide our external auditors with any reconciliations that they require, and to also do system walkthroughs.
·       Communication is essential at all times. Accountants are very much the go-to people for a lot of departments within the business, and will need to proactively give support when required.
·       A high level of initiative is expected in this role.
·       Email etiquette is very important – you are expected to be professional in all your dealings with internal & external persons.

General
·       Suggestions on improving internal processes are always welcome.
·       Working within the Finance team, you are expected to keep all information pertaining to the company’s accounts/records private and confidential.
·       You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the Kirby Information Security Management System (ISMS).

The above list of tasks, activities, responsibilities and accountabilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions will be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post