Description
Financial Accountant is required for a contract position in Swansea. Sopra Steria Recruitment working in partnership with a major public sector.
Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: Swansea
Duration: 6 + Months
Experience Required
- To be responsible for management of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and T&S systems, providing expert advice, support and challenge to DVSA managers and budget holders, ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory and best practice accounting standards and requirements.
Duties may include:
- Qualified Accountant with at least 3 years experience in a financial control role.
- Detailed knowledge of integrated IT systems and interfaces between operational and finance systems.
- Experience of Oracle Financials or similar system.
- Excellent competency in the use of Microsoft Excel
- Experience of managing system integration, and the reconciliation of business and financial systems.
- Experience of managing large multi-functional teams
- Experience of the management and development of relationships with major business partners
- Evidence of being able to robustly apply taxation, VAT, and treasury rules
- Provide expert advice, support and challenge to DVSA managers and budget holders.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory and best practice accounting standards and requirements.
- To ensure the timely closure of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and T&S systems in accordance with monthly and year end reporting.
- To oversee the monthly reconciliation process for the Financial Control Team.
- To manage the implementation of policies and processes in support of ongoing projects for the agency. To include enhancements, upgrades and implementation of Front End booking systems.
- To be responsible for the payment and receipt of all tax for the agency, including VAT, P11D's and any PAYE settlement agreements and to liaise with HM Revenue and Customs.
- To ensure that all Pre-funded accounts are accurate and complete and that customers are provided with up to date information and that any such disputes are dealt with within the service level agreements.
- To manage the financial elements of the various projects, providing expert financial advice to the projects including management of policy and processes for operation of Pre-funded accounts and accounting for the related income and expenditure.
- To provide Subject Matter Expertise in Purchase to Pay, T&S and Order to Cash processes and to constantly review and enhance processes, driving efficiencies to achieve objectives.
- Excellent relationships with stakeholders regarding financial accounting issues.
- Development, communication and promotion of DVSA's corporate core purpose, vision, objectives and values.