Financial Accountant

Loudwater, Buckinghamshire
Ultra Maritime
The principal function is to provide financial accounting support for Ultra Maritime UK. Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It’s the ‘innovating’ and ’empowering’ values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people. Key responsibilities Support the Manager Financial Accounting to deliver the month end close in line with the SBU timetable Support the Manager Financial Accounting in continuously improving the company’s financial controls and processes Review the month end overheads, posting accruals and prepayment as required to reflect the actual cost in the period Prepayments – maintaining the prepayment schedule and posting the monthly journal. Accruals – preparing the monthly journal and processing any ad-hoc journals required for month end. Fixed Assets – maintaining the Fixed Asset Ledger to the Balance sheet and capital expenditure request forms Provide oversight to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Monitor employee timesheets completion on a weekly basis, publishing a report of outstanding timesheet and non-productive hours booked by employee/cost centre Ensure appropriate financial control is maintained across the business, including detailed reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts Support all financial accounting activities, including the review and analysis of monthly results and disclosures Oversee overhead budgets ensuring cooperation with department heads to monitor progress and variances. Support all external and internal audit and control activities. Ensure that the Site adheres to the Group Operating Manual and other Group processes and guidelines. Maintain a balance sheet that is prudent with respect to profit accrual, depreciation and provisioning Maintain financial records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and tax requirements. Any other duties as and when required.Role requirements A sound understanding of the basic accounting processes is essential with some experience of financial accounting related matters. The ability and desire to interpret financial information will be beneficial to the successful candidate as we are looking to develop the role further in the future. Ability to obtain a government security clearance in country of residence.Qualifications / skills Advanced degree in Accounting or Finance; professional accountancy qualification an advantage. Problem-solving skills are crucial to analyzing past and current performance and recommending. objectives to improve productivity and profitability Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements. Competent in use of Microsoft Office products.Competencies: Ethics and Values – Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs (for the setting) during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches. Integrity and Trust – Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; does not misrepresent him/herself for personal gain. Organizing – Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively; arranges information in an effective manner. Priority Setting – Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important, quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal, eliminates roadblocks, creates focus. Drive for Results – Can be counted on to meet or exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Time Management – Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities. Planning – Accurately scopes out the length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblock Here at Ultra we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We therefore do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible