Financial Accountant

at  OCS Group

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be.
This role sits within our Procurement department which provides support services to the wider OCS Group and our front-line colleagues.
Working at OCS is more than just a job; it’s an amazing opportunity to begin or expand your career in Facilities Management. OCS has an ambition to become an ‘Employer of choice’ in our sector and is proud to invest in our colleague’s personal and professional development. OCS provides our colleagues with opportunities to gain qualifications through funded development programmes aligned to the knowledge, skills and behaviours attached to their roles.

We are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant to join our passionate and driven team based at our Ipswich office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of consolidated statutory accounts and subsidiary statutory accounts under IFRS.
• Become a finance system expert with the Group’s consolidated reporting system, Magnitude and provide support to the wider accounting team.
• Prepare the monthly consolidated cashflow for the UK.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Provide support in the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns and CIS tax.
• Assist the Head of Finance and FP&A Manager with reporting and projects.
• Support the annual internal and external audits.
• KPI reporting for future bids and tenders.
• Support the Assistant Financial Accounts with tasks such as fixed assets and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Be the first point of contact for any technical accounting requirement.
• Other ad-hoc duties as required.

About You:

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
• ACCA, ACA or CIMA Qualified or Part Qualified - ideally from a Practice background
• Experience with reporting under IFRS
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Independent thinker, keen problem solver with a ‘can do’ attitude