Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Provide an accurate and timely financial service, including setting and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, cash flow analysis, management and financial accounts and advice and support to inform decision making at all levels
• Ensure that the Chief Executive is apprised of key financial issues that need to be discussed with the Board of Directors to enable them to fully understand the financial position of the company
• Review and ensure appropriate overall performance reporting to the CEO and the Board of Trustees
• Support the chief executive and senior team in developing a medium-term financial plan
• Be responsible for all statutory reporting, compliance, annual accounts and VAT, etc.
• Work with the office team to develop finance policies and procedures and ensure that these are being consistently followed, including customer and supplier contracts, purchase orders, credit control, and ensuring timely invoicing by suppliers
• Manage the annual audit process in conjunction with the appointed auditors to ensure statutory accounts are produced within the required deadlines
• Ensure that budgets and management accounts accurately reflect the business activity, that accruals and other adjustments are made correctly, that variances from budget and other issues are investigated and resolved
• Oversee the operations of the accounts department, including the design of an organisational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
• Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
• Mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions
• Maintain banking relationships
• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analysis in all areas of the company
• Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management
• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
• Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
• Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
• Participate in target costing activities to create products that meet predetermined price goals
• Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
• Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
• Create additional analysis and reports as requested by management  

Requirements:

• 5 years experience
• Degree in Accounting
• Preferably male
• Professional certifications