Assistant Financial Accountant (Part Time)

Job Title - Assistant Financial Accountant (Part time)

Reports to - Financial Accountant

Department - Finance

Salary - £30,000 - £35,000 FTE (DOE)

Please note, this role is part time, offering between 22.5 - 30 hours a week.

Location - Shoreham by Sea

Established in 2003, Focus Group is proud to be one of the UK's fastest growing independent providers of essential business technology, providing digital workplace solutions to over 30,000 customers across the UK. From our small but ambitious beginnings, we have grown into a nationwide company with over 1000 employees across 16 offices and have recently joined the ranks of Britain's private company ‘unicorns' after securing a new $1bn valuation. Our recent investment from PE backers, Hg, will support Focus Group's organic growth plan, M&A ambitions and product development initiatives, enhancing our ability to deliver innovative solutions to businesses of every size, shape and sector.

We are now recruiting for a part time Assistant Financial Accountant.

This role is primarily to support the Financial Accountant with all areas of compliance, specifically to include preparing Statutory Year End Accounts and Corporation Tax returns. The role may also include support to other senior members of the team and involvement in ad-hoc projects and processes.

Principle Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation Year End accounts compliant with FRS 102 and Companies Act for circa 65 entities in the group.
• Assist in the preparation of Tax computations and CT600's to accompany the Year End statutory accounts.
• Assist in the quarterly VAT preparation and submission process for circa 20 group entities.
• Support the Financial Accountant with other compliance areas such as R&D, CIS Tax, Office of National Statistics filings, Corporation tax calculations.
• Support in the implementation and development of new ERP system.
• Support in company rationalisation projects.
• Management of CCO and SAO compliance processes.

• Experience of Statutory Accounts and Corporation Tax
• Strong Excel skills

Desired Skills

• Working towards a professional qualification (AAT / ACA / ACCA preferred)
• Experience of Sage 50 and Sage 200
• Experience of Xero
• Experience of working with a group of companies

This role will be part time, offering 22.5 - 30 hours a week.

At Focus Group you can be proud of what you do, how you do it and feel a true part of the team. We work hard to create an inclusive, collaborative and rewarding environment where you are inspired to achieve brilliant things and really make a difference to the future of our business.

We're proud to have built an outstanding place to work where people thrive and are recognised for their achievements. We're delighted to have been named one of the UK's best 100 Companies to Work for 2021 and a British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) 2023 Vision Award Winner for London & South East for our commitment to culture and ESG.

We welcome all applications and if you struggle to apply online, please contact us for a chat, or email us directly. We can make any reasonable adjustments to the working environment to ensure all employees are included and can work safely in our offices.

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