Description

• Prepare and review monthly accruals, prepayments and deferred income with a high degree of accuracy across the chart of accounts and dimensions to support statutory and management reporting·
• Ensure all general ledger postings are complete, and submitted in line with month-end reporting deadlines.
• Prepare lease accounting journals in accordance with IFRS requirements.
• Manage intercompany accounting, including reconciliations and elimination postings, ensuring balances are fully aligned at group level.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting, including capitalisation, depreciation and reconciliation between subledger and general ledger.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, promptly investigating and resolving reconciling items.
• Partner with the commercial finance team to analyse financial performance and provide meaningful commentary on month-on-month, year-on-year and budget/forecast variances.
• Ensure all accounting activities comply with IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Maintain robust documentation and supporting evidence for balance sheet accounts.
• Support internal and external audits by providing schedules, reconciliations and responses to auditor requests.

Profile

A successful General Ledger Accountant should have:

• A part-qualified accountancy certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent). Or Qualified by experience.
• Experience in general ledger accounting.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• A good understanding of financial regulations and compliance.

Description

• Prepare and review monthly accruals, prepayments and deferred income with a high degree of accuracy across the chart of accounts and dimensions to support statutory and management reporting·
• Ensure all general ledger postings are complete, and submitted in line with month-end reporting deadlines.
• Prepare lease accounting journals in accordance with IFRS requirements.
• Manage intercompany accounting, including reconciliations and elimination postings, ensuring balances are fully aligned at group level.
• Maintain fixed asset accounting, including capitalisation, depreciation and reconciliation between subledger and general ledger.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, promptly investigating and resolving reconciling items.
• Partner with the commercial finance team to analyse financial performance and provide meaningful commentary on month-on-month, year-on-year and budget/forecast variances.
• Ensure all accounting activities comply with IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Maintain robust documentation and supporting evidence for balance sheet accounts.
• Support internal and external audits by providing schedules, reconciliations and responses to auditor requests.

Profile

A successful General Ledger Accountant should have:

• A part-qualified accountancy certification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent). Or Qualified by experience.
• Experience in general ledger accounting.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• A good understanding of financial regulations and compliance.