Senior Financial Accountant (Forge Holiday Group)

Job Details: Senior Financial Accountant (Forge Holiday Group)

We are thrilled to be seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join us on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract working across the Forge Holiday Group at our Chester HQ.

Key Responsibilities

1. You will be a constant role model for the Group values, ensuring they become a way of working for the whole team, giving every customer (internal and external) a ‘World Class Customer Experience’.
2. Identify, share, and spread best practices throughout the business, demonstrating excellent teamwork.
3. Ensure all decisions are based on the achievement of the Group Strategic Pillars.
4. Lead and pro-actively drive forward improvements to specific divisions/brands/region reporting and ensure a high standard of financial accounting controls within these areas.
5. Implement improvements within specific divisions/regions through proactive business partnering and changes to ensure a high standard of financial accounting controls and reporting.
6. Conduct regular reviews of group-wide processes (e.g., purchasing process, sales process), liaising with all stakeholders and implementing relevant changes.
7. Implement both external and internal audit recommendations to ensure the finance department operates at its best.
8. Maintain a fully documented group accounting policy manual and group accounting process manual for areas of responsibility.
9. Ensure month-end and year-end processes are completed to a high standard, including a full review before passing to the Divisional Financial Controllers/Head of UK Group Finance.
10. Provide board-standard commentary each month-end for areas of responsibility, including review of work performed by line reports.
11. Ensure financial statements for divisions/regions are fully reviewed and completed under FRS101/IFRS to a high standard before submission to the Divisional Financial Controller/Head of UK Group Finance/external auditors.
12. Timely provision of relevant information required for group consolidation to the Head of UK Group and Head of Group Financial Reporting.
13. Manage and support line reports to a high standard, ensuring continual development and progression.
14. Provide support and work alongside all other areas of finance, such as the Systems team, commercial team on budgeting and projects, and finance admin team on operational processes.
15. Prepare technical accounting or project papers to a high standard for external auditors and/or senior management.
16. Provide support and guidance to Divisional/Regional MDs and colleagues, ensuring processes and controls are aligned to head office standards.
17. Support external and internal audit requirements for relevant areas of responsibility.
18. Complete any relevant returns and other compliance requirements.
19. Pro-actively think about how the finance department can adapt as it grows.
20. Address any other ad-hoc requests as specified by the Financial Controller or Head of Group Finance.

The Senior Financial Accountant must have credible knowledge of the issues facing the business on a day-to-day basis and in the longer term. They should be able to pro-actively develop and improve business processes while maintaining the Group’s professional image. Clear communication between all parts of the business is essential, along with forward-looking anticipation of future challenges and opportunities, responding with effective planning.

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