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Do Not Apply - This posting is for testing only! - Financial Accountant — Swindon

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have a passion for finance in an SME and experience across all aspects of finance? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We're currently seeking a Financial Accountant to become an integral part of our small but perfectly formed team in Swindon.

Who We Are and What We Do

We create, licence, manufacture, sell, and provide services for technologies which:

• Control and monitor high voltages and power (11 kV to 400 kV and up to 1000 MVA); and
• Are fitted in electricity substations, on overhead power lines, and in control centres.

We call this Total Voltage Control.

We have a "Yes we can" attitude, which comes into play through our sense of purpose in solving our customers' difficult problems. Our team approach — and wearing the (metaphorical) shirt — plays an enormous part in achieving this and helps us build great relationships with customers.

The health and wellbeing of our people and planet is very important to us. We support a healthy lifestyle, breaks, and interpersonal interactions during the working day, and we don't work during weekends and holidays.

For the health of the planet, we've committed to being a Net Zero company by 2030.

This role is based 4 days a week in our Swindon offices, with 1 day working from home if desired. This supports our mental wellbeing, creates stronger teams, and helps us share knowledge and experience — and have fun and be happy.

Salary will be dependent on experience and the role.

Role Purpose

To support all aspects of financial provision for the group of companies.

As Financial Accountant, your role will include:

• Ensuring all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly
• Ensuring robust financial processes and procedures are in place, and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Ensuring finance systems are compliant with internal Business Management Systems, best practice, and current legislation
• Supporting bank management and banking/investment relationships
• Maintaining and sustaining costing systems for the group companies
• Ensuring sales invoices are issued in a timely manner in accordance with customer contract deliverables
• Reviewing all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities
• Maintaining group intercompany reconciliations
• Supporting the preparation and submission of VAT returns
• Undertaking weekly and monthly financial analysis and reporting
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, the annual budget, and statutory financial statements
• Liaising with the company accountants to prepare year-end statutory accounts
• Providing cover for other team members in their absence

To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Minimum Part Qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA (qualified by experience will be considered)
• Hands-on experience with accounting packages and ERP systems
• Experience within an SME
• An approachable, team-player attitude, with the ability to work beyond the confines of a traditional finance role
• Experience with group consolidations, foreign currency transactions, and/or implementation of new ERP systems, overseas markets/customs/export would be an advantage
• Adaptability when required, while maintaining a "Yes we can" attitude

Benefits Include:

• Company sick pay