Company Accountant - Newtownabbey

*International/Multicurrency Experience Required

Full-time Permanent | Newtownabbey | Private Healthcare | Life & Critical Illness

Copius Group are hiring a Company Accountant to lead their finance department and drive the company's overall financial strategy. The Company Accountant will play a key role in overseeing all financial aspects of the company, ensuring financial resources are aligned with the company's business needs and objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical thinker with a passion for finance to drive innovation and excellence.

Duties:

* Overseeing the accounts teams in all aspects of international payroll, sales and purchases, general ledgers, asset management, banking and reconciliation

* Developing monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts and reports

* Compilation of individual company accounts, departmental accounts, branch accounts, intercompany and group accounts in accordance with the recognised principles

* Project and departmental accounting, measurement for staged payments on large projects

* Working with operations team to price sub-contract works

* Managing higher level queries from contractors, clients and suppliers to effective resolution

* Administering credit insurance, limits and bad debt

* Liaising with external accountants and professionals to ensure compliance with local regulations in the relevant countries

* Review of multi-jurisdictional contracts for customers and suppliers alongside our legal partners

* Dealing with enquiries from HMRC and the tax offices of various other jurisdictions

* Managing pension schemes and staff benefits

* Ensuring international certifications are maintained and compliance with banking regulations by way of regular external audits, and managing/correcting non-conformities as they arise

* Drive financial planning and analysis to enhance operational efficiency and profitability

* Evaluate financial performance and make recommendations for improvement

* A full job description is available upon request

Requirements:

* Qualified to ACCA/CIMA or QBE with a minimum of 10 years' experience

* Proven experience in a senior financial leadership role

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Experience in managing international clients

* Experience of dealing with multi-currency banking platforms, exchange rate risk with forward buy contracts, and invoice discounting facilities

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Extensive experience with Sage 50 accounts and payroll, proficient in MS Office suite

* Strong background in managing complex financial projects and teams

* Experience in developing and implementing scalable financial strategies

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Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels

To apply please send your CV, or for more information, please contact Sarah Carlile