Financial Accountant - 12 month FTC

Our client Spirax Sarco are looking for a Financial Accountant for a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Department: Central Finance

Reports To: Senior Financial Reporting Manager

Job Summary: The Financial Accountant will report to the Senior Financial Reporting

Manager. As part of their role, the Financial Accountant will be responsible for all statutory

reporting for Gestra UK Limited.

In addition, the role holder will be a key strategic business partner and advisor to the general

Manager for Gestra UK Limited, developing and implementing financial strategies that align

with and support Steam and Group goals and objectives to maximise returns, across key

operational areas of investment and responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

Statutory Reporting Compliance

Gestra UK Limited

• Management of the External Audit and Statutory Reporting Processes for Gestra UK

Limited. Management and review of the annual statutory accounts and liaison with

external accounting firm to ensure the accurate submission of those within statutory

timeframes.

• Responsible for embedding a robust and efficient control environment that ensures that

Gestra UK Limited is compliant with indirect and direct tax legislation. Quarterly

preparation of Gestra UK Limited VAT returns and compliance. Accurate and timely

submission of VAT returns to HMRC within statutory deadlines.

• Responsible for Gestra UK Limited corporate tax filings, liaising with Group Tax for the

tax computation, providing any additional analysis and support for amounts required.

• Responsible for ensuring that a robust and efficient control environment which is

compliant with Group Governance Guidelines (G3) controls is in place for Gestra UK

Limited. Oversight of activities with Internal audit and remediation plans/projects

required working with Operational Finance to ensure that these are resolved.

Spirax-Sarco Limited - Irish Branch

• Support on VAT return preparation for Spirax-Sarco Limited - Irish branch including

pulling summary schedules and reconciliations to the general ledger.

• Support on completion of transfer pricing local file for Spirax-Sarco Limited - Irish

branch including liaison where needed with group tax team.

• Support on completion of corporation tax computation for Spirax- Sarco Limited - Irish

branch including monthly completion of relevant schedules, tax forecasting, and liaising

with external advisors.

Other - Spirax -Sarco Limited

• Support on all other External Reporting requirements including but not limited to

provision of insurance information, other branch/operational filings, ONS returns.

Financial Planning and Analysis, Management Reporting

• Ownership of Gestra UK Limited budgets and forecasts reporting and associated

processes. Deliver an accurate, efficient and transparent plan and forecasts which meet

finance and business stakeholder requirements and follow divisional strategy. Planning

and forecast future capital needs and prioritisation of investments. Cost optimisation and

effectiveness of investments for the business areas globally. Preparation of balance

sheet forecasts.

• Regularly review and report performance against plan and latest forecast, working with

the business to analyse financial and operational variances and recommend corrective

action to ensure delivery of commitments. Provide commercial challenge and financial

rigour to the business and to key projects.

• Preparation of monthly management reporting process for Gestra UK Limited, including

internal reporting submission to Group. This includes monthly variance analysis to

budget, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Ownership of and continuous

improvement of balance sheet reconciliations across Gestra UK Limited.

• Development, reporting and ongoing monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs)

across Gestra UK Limited. Provision of strategic recommendations for

improvement/mitigation of risk for KPIs. Work with business areas to set targets aligning

to overall Steam and Group objectives.

Financial Modelling and Projects

• Develop, implement and maintain financial models across Gestra UK Limited to support

strategic planning and decision-making, including but not limited to simulation of various

business scenarios, project evaluation and sensitivity analysis to help to forecast the

financial impact of different strategic decisions and mitigation of risk across key

operational areas.

• Oversight and management of project tracking and analysis across Gestra UK Limited

for both capital and operational expenditure, ensuring accurate financial reporting and

insightful analysis to support decision-making and project management. Ensure that all

project capital and operational expenditures are monitored, reported, and aligned with

budgetary constraints and strategic goals.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

across Finance, the Division, and the broader business. Actively promote the Central

Finance team and its colleagues within the wider organisation.

• Collaboration with Gestra UK Limited General Manager and supporting team to provide

financial insights and analysis, support budget control for efficient resource allocation

and decision support. Drive financial updates, insights and recommendations to the

Steam divisional team.

Support and Ad-hoc Tasks

• Supporting on balance sheet reconciliation and review process. Drive continuous

improvement across this area and process. Provide coaching where required and

support on resolution of any unreconciled amounts and alignment to best practice.

• Support the Finance Reporting team with ad-hoc financial projects, reports and analysis.

• Support on intercompany recharges, cost allocations as and when required,

implementation and development of accounting for recharges and intercompany

transactions. Training and guidance as required by the business.

Qualifications and Skills:

Qualifications and Experience

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA or CIMA).

• Experience in a technical accounting role preferred.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Accounting Software: Familiarity with accounting tools and software.

• Advanced Excel Skills: Confident in Excel for data analysis, financial modelling, and

reporting is essential. Power BI.

• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Ability to prepare and interpret financial reports,

conduct variance analysis, and provide insights for decision-making.

• Budgeting and Forecasting: Skills in preparing budgets, forecasts, and reforecasts to

align with business strategies.

• Financial Reporting: Expertise in preparing and presenting financial.