Site Accountant

PurposeProviding a high quality, professional and responsive first-class Accounting Service to Operational partners across the Fresh Business Unit in accordance with financial regulations, Group policies, procedures and best practice.Key Responsibilities To ensure the timely preparation, presentation and interpretation (commentary) of daily, weekly and monthly site accounting reports & KPI data with relevant comparisons to budget, forecast & standard.
To ensure the financial integrity of the numbers through regular review of provisions and management of on-going site assets & liabilitiesReconciliation of balance sheet accountsAnalyse and reconcile monthly Balance sheet Management of preparation of weekly KPI information for Finance ManagersSupport information requirements of Operations Managers, General Managers and Finance Managers in relation to the weekly and monthly accountsAssisting in the preparation of annual budgetAssisting with ForecastingTo oversee the preparation of site capital expenditure justifications and business cases and complete post-implementation reviews to track benefits.
Ensure site capital expenditure is analysed and capital additions updated to the asset register on a timely basis.Track Performance vs Budget and Forecast, identifying areas for focus and improvementSkills & KnowledgeQualified Accountant, or Part Qualified (final stages) or QBE.Excellent numeracy and computer literacy skills (data input, Excel, Microsoft Word)Experience of preparing weekly and monthly accounts.Proven Accounting Experience.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levelsStrong analytical abilityAbility to meet challenging deadlines, prioritise work and be accurate.