Financial Reporting and Tax Accountant (12-15 month FTC/Secondment)

at  Motability Operations

FINANCIAL REPORTING

• Run Finance’s quarterly fleet revaluation process and produce the Finance reporting output for the Fleet Valuation Forum (and attend the Forum as a member)
• Reconcile the balance sheet produced by the MOG Treasury team, liaising with them to resolve any issues
• Attend the Servicing, Maintenance and Repair Forum and produce workings relating to In-Life Service Costs and deferred income
• Attend the Insurance Forum providing any accounting inputs and supporting the Group’s IFRS 17 – “Insurance contracts” disclosure requirements
• Produce the Group’s monthly management accounts – production of the Group Reporting Pack (GRP).
• Support the month end and monthly analytical review, analysing and explaining year-on-year movements to the Group income statement
• Support the Group’s rental and asset accounting for the Family Fund leasing scheme

PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

• Proactive and logical approach to problem solving
• High levels of accuracy with an excellent attention to detail
• Ability to self-manage and prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines

WHAT WE DO

We lease a wide range of tailored mobility solutions to people who receive of one of the Government’s qualifying mobility allowances. Our customers choose a car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair that best suits their needs. We take care of their insurance, breakdown, servicing and more, as part of our worry-free package.
At the end of the lease, our customers can exchange their vehicle for a brand-new model. Each year we sell and move around 200,000 cars. This makes us the largest supplier of single-source vehicles back into the used car market.
The Scheme has been providing affordable, worry-free motoring for over 45 years. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, with an independent customer satisfaction rating of 9.6 out of 10.

As a member of the Financial Reporting and Tax team you will help to ensure that the 3 companies comprising the MO Group comply with all statutory and regulatory financial reporting and tax requirements, including financial statements and corporation tax returns, and to provide timely and accurate financial reporting and tax analysis to management.
The main duties are: