BG-408 - Financial Accountant

Vacancy Title: Financial Accountant

Vacancy Location: Barcelona, Spain

Engagement Type: Permanent, Full Time

Your Company: Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology. Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe. That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Your New Role: Are you an experienced Accounting Professional who wishes to build a career within the world’s largest survival technology provider? Are you a driven and resilient leader who can manage and develop our junior accountancy colleagues? Survitec has the perfect role for you! Our Marine Division has an exciting opportunity to bring on board a Financial Accountant on a Full Time, Permanent Basis. Situated at our Jose Agustin Goytisolosite site! Your new role comes with great opportunities of progression! We want you to thrive in our fluid and dynamic environment with an open and transparent approach! You will gain completely unique invaluable experience in comparative to any other Belfast Based firm with early career exposure to Chief Level Executives! With our high performing team’s culture, we always collectively celebrate success, and we want you to be involved! Reporting into the Finance Manager. Your role performs professional accounting work including compilation, consolidation, and analysis of group financial data.

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

1. Track progress against budgets within established finance systems and reports variances as appropriate, ensuring compliance with local market financial laws, requirements and regulations.
2. Work independently to collate and analyse data using standard accounting methodologies, systems, tools and formats to deliver high quality monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to the business.
3. Responsible for production of key financial documents including Statutory accounts; monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes; monthly management accounts pack.
4. Manage and participate in the monthly accounting cycle, including assisting with the organisation and co-ordination of the month end process and associated Board reports.
5. Help others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice.
6. Responsible for gathering and summarising data for non-standard analyses and reports, improvement projects and programmes.
7. Contribute to the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.
8. Lead, coach and develop an engaged and motivated finance team towards a high-performance culture of continuous improvement.

You will have the opportunity to develop in your role and feel proud of the work you do. Working at Survitec is fast paced, challenging, and incredibly rewarding. This is not just another job; this is your career.

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

Essential Criteria:

• Fully Qualified Accountant
• 2+ years’ experience as an Accountant in a similar working environment
• Experience in owning and managing financial accounts
• Experience in developing standard operating procedures and financial processes
• Experience dealing with external Auditors

Desirable:

• 6 months experience of coordinating the work of others is advantageous

Why You Should Work for Us:

• 33 days holidays including public holidays
• Free Car Parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Global Travel Opportunities
• Life Assurance up to 4X salary
• Pension Scheme
• Management Training & Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

How to Apply: Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives, every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customers we must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the right thing to do.