Chief Accountant

Company: CV-Library
Job type: Full-time
Salary:
55,000 - 65,000 GBP/Year

Are you looking for a step up into a Chief Accountant role?

Our client is offering competitive salary, AMAZING benefits and bonus, and the chance to help grow an already booming business!

As the Chief Accountant you will be the most senior finance point of contact for a global architecture firm. You will have responsibility and experience in a multi-currency and project-based business. This role is perfect for someone who is looking to work within a friendly, supportive and sociable organisation.

JOB TITLE: Chief Accountant

COMPANY: Architecture

CONTRACT: Permanent

START: ASAP

LOCATION: Central London

SALARY: £55,000 - £65,000 (depending on experience)

BENEFITS: Paid annual leave, enhanced pension, Regular company events, Private Medical insurance, training and development support and a discretionary performance bonus

CULTURE: Calm, social, friendly, hard-working, passionate group of people with a positive atmosphere and a passion for people and design

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO:

Ensure the delivering of detailed and reliable monthly consolidated management accounts on the third week of very month.
Preparation of monthly consolidated financial profitability reports in conjunction with management accounts delivery as follows:
Preparation and interrogation of WIP
Project profitability analysis and observational reporting
Monthly rapport reviews of all live projects from work stage set up through to fee budget planner
Ensure all studios carry out monthly project housekeeping - updating all projects with variations, subconsultants, updated forecasting, of fee drawdown and labour forecasting
Run monthly studio reports for annual secured and pipeline income vs labour affordability and profitability with commentary including the calculation of KPIs.
Management and preparation of monthly sales invoicing and measurement sheet
Ensure subconsultant recharge accrual are correctly accounted for and managed
Ensure all statutory filing is carried out in a timely manner with responsibility for - Annual returns, Corporation tax, P11D calculations
Management and delivery of Nat Stats reports
Preparation and management of payroll for UK and Sydney in conjunction with HRM
Check and approve staff expenses.
Preparation/review of monthly payroll and pension journals - global
Preparation/review of quarterly VAT Returns and VAT workings
Preparation of quarterly Australian BAS
Preparation of annual draft budget with Managing Partner with management as follows:
Monthly variance analysis and detailed report on all areas of the business against set budgets to be produced as part of month end management pack - UK and Australia
Establishment of global annual charge rates in relation to annual budget and headcount against agreed utilization rates
Maintenance of the above for quarterly review
Maintenance of the fixed asset registers - UK and Sydney
Responsibility for improvement and implementation of efficiencies in accountancy procedures, software, and document production - R&D into improved software such as Xero, B1 power, CMAP etc., automated scanning etc.
Annual R&D calculations delivery
Lead for all audit procedures UK and Australia and in time NY - preparing the audit files and managing the processes and responding to auditor queries during the annual external audit
Provide leadership and strive to identify opportunities to streamline processes/controls/systems to improve reporting/delivery of management information.SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

MUST HAVE experience within a project-based industry i.e., Architecture, Construction, Design
ACCA or CIMA qualified or qualified by experience
Proficiency in Sage, Xero Accounting and knowledge of job costing software
Good team player and the ability to work pro-actively and on own initiative
Highly organised and able to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
Meticulous and accurate with strong analytical skills
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