Hybrid Financial Accountant

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Financial Accountant responsible for UK financial reporting and compliance. Join our global animal-health technology company, Covetrus, and enhance our finance team.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the preparation and review of monthly accounting entries, ensuring accuracy across fixed assets, payroll, intercompany, taxation, and other key balance sheet areas.
  • Deliver timely and accurate monthly financial results to support consolidated reporting and management insight.
  • Prepare and review UK statutory accounts in full compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
  • Oversee quarterly VAT returns and monthly VAT accounting, ensuring full adherence to HMRC guidelines.
  • Coordinate Companies House filings and other statutory submissions, ensuring timely and compliant reporting.
  • Support internal and external audits with high‑quality documentation, explanations, and technical insight.
  • Maintain and strengthen the financial control environment, ensuring consistent and robust reconciliation and accounting practices.
  • Drive process improvements using technology, data insights, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Act as a subject‑matter expert for end‑to‑end financial accounting, providing guidance on complex queries to stakeholders.
  • Manage weekly cash flow forecasting and submissions to Group Treasury, ensuring accuracy and early identification of any liquidity considerations.

Requirements

  • Fully Qualified Accountant: ACA/CA or ACCA
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a finance department or accountancy practice
  • Graduate-level education or strong A-Level (or equivalent) achievement
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to analyse large data sets and high volumes of transactions
  • Experience with SAP or Oracle is beneficial
  • A willingness to learn our business, group structure, and financial processes
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work confidently across teams and with senior stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer

Job title

Financial Accountant

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

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