Financial Accountant

Job overview:

The Financial Accountant plays a key role in ensuring the integrity, compliance, and accuracy of the College’s financial reporting. The postholder will be a key support to the Head of Financial Controls, working to deliver statutory accounting, external audit coordination, capital accounting, tax compliance, and robust financial controls in line with the requirements of the College Financial Handbook and relevant accounting standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Statutory Accounts & External Audit
• Monthly & Annual Financial Reporting
• Capital Accounting & Project Reporting
• Tax Compliance
• Financial Controls & Compliance

Qualifications

• Qualified CIMA / ACCA or equivalent
• English and mathematics or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
• Degree level qualification in Business Administration or Finance

What we are looking for

• Ability to demonstrate intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to operate within an ethical finance function and influence others to operate in a 
  similar way.
• Ability to identify and propose mitigation to risk.
• Ability to understand and follow appropriate Financial Regulations
• Ability to ensure management information remains current, relevant and targeted.
• Ability to produce costings to support business decisions 
• Ability to prepare effectively for meetings and presentations 
• Ability to recommend and implement processes