This fast growing B2B business based in Ilford, Essex seeks an Accountant to work closely with the Managing Director. You will have full responsibility for the management and development of the finance function including supervising a small team. Duties will include:

Accounting

• Ownership and management of accounting books and records
• Managing the day today running of the accounts department
• Producing the monthly return for HMRC and producing and submitting VAT returns
• Closing off period end ledgers
• Ensuring order to cash cycle flows smoothly. Identifying and rectifying any potential problems
• Ensuring purchase to pay cycle flows smoothly. Identifying and rectifying any potential problems
• Key month end duties include: processing payroll, calculating and posting stock adjustments, monitoring and posting prepayments, accruals and adjustments, depreciating fixed assets and analysing all significant variances to forecast and prior month/year comparatives

Reporting & Forecasting

• Producing monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentaries
• Production of cash-flow forecasting, weekly cash monitoring and reporting Producing and analysing weekly reporting
• Production of Financial Board papers Forecasting and re forecasting as required
• Producing year end accounts ahead of audit
• Co-ordinating the year-end audit, preparing all file sand assisting auditors where necessary

The successful candidate will have excellent Excel and SAGE skills, be capable of working in a fast moving entrepreneurial environment with the capacity to join this exciting company that has exceptional growth plans.