Senior Governance and Control Accountant

QE Facilities • Washington, WA

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About The Position

To lead and be responsible for the provision of an expert financial management service to the business. To lead and be responsible for the monthly reporting for the nominated areas, including the production of high quality information, cost and income analysis, forecasting and the presentation of this information. To support the Heads of Service & Service Managers in the discharge of their financial responsibilities; including maintaining a balanced budgetary position, development and reporting of the cost improvement programme (CIP) and the financial modelling of service developments. To contribute to the development and implementation of the Company’s medium to long term financial strategy.
Record financial transactions for project, department, or company
Prepare financial statements for internal and external use
Reconcile spending with budget as part of job costing
Analyse financial performance and forecast longer term horizons
Recommend methods and strategies for cutting cost
Maintain records and support auditing efforts
Advise company and/or department management on financial decisions
Make upper-level strategy recommendations based on financials
Advising managers about the financial implications of business decisions to aid growth and profit.
Preparing reports, budgets, commentaries and financial statements
Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues
Lead with the preparation of the year end company accounts and provide appropriate working papers
Carrying out financial performance meetings with company divisional managers
Developing and managing financial systems / policies in relation to management accounting
Interrogate payroll costs and setting up cost centre structures for pay – communicating to payroll and HR colleagues.
Creating bespoke ledger reports to produce for colleagues
Manage chart of accounts for the company
Provide specific coding advice
Provide management reporting for decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post implementation analysis
Provide key information and communication with the Finance Director, Deputy FD and other senior company staff.

Responsibilities

• Record financial transactions for project, department, or company
• Prepare financial statements for internal and external use
• Reconcile spending with budget as part of job costing
• Analyse financial performance and forecast longer term horizons
• Recommend methods and strategies for cutting cost
• Maintain records and support auditing efforts
• Advise company and/or department management on financial decisions
• Make upper-level strategy recommendations based on financials
• Advising managers about the financial implications of business decisions to aid growth and profit.
• Preparing reports, budgets, commentaries and financial statements
• Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues
• Lead with the preparation of the year end company accounts and provide appropriate working papers
• Carrying out financial performance meetings with company divisional managers
• Developing and managing financial systems / policies in relation to management accounting
• Controlling and forecasting income and expenditure and making sure spending is in line with budgets
• Interrogate payroll costs and setting up cost centre structures for pay – communicating to payroll and HR colleagues.
• Creating bespoke ledger reports to produce for colleagues
• Manage chart of accounts for the company
• Provide specific coding advice
• Assist in annual budget and annual plan setting
• Provide management reporting for decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post implementation analysis
• Provide key information and communication with the Finance Director, Deputy FD and other senior company staff.
• Managing and developing the individual performance review processes, including staff training and development.
• Management of disciplinary and grievance procedures for direct line reports, chairing hearings or appeals where required.
• Provide a full financial management service of the company which provides accurate and timely information to all decision makers and budget managers.
• Support the annual budget setting process, provide details monthly monitoring information and ensure corrective action is taken where material variances to the plan occur or are forecast.
• Support on financial planning to support the financial strategy of the company including the flexing of budgets and development of MI reports beyond the restrictions of the finance systems.
• Work with the Deputy Finance Director and relevant managers to develop short and medium term financial plans in line with the company’s business plans.
• Manage the capital accounting systems and reporting.
• Manage and co-ordinate the production and audit of the annual accounts and associated returns.
• Cost individual services and developments as required.
• Provide technical accounting and tax knowledge planning.
• Manage Treasury movements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed