Junior Accountant

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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Act as direct support to the Finance Manager and wider team covering a variety of tasks within the department including accounts receivable, management accounts and various levels of reporting.
2. Accounts receivable to include Sales Reporting to SLT members, overdues analysis and reporting, validating and processing credits for customers, and cash projections for weekly liquidity forecasts.
3. Assist with collation and input of monthly data and uploads to templates for group reporting into Unifi system including compilation of monthly SoFi reporting data for Quality team.
4. Ensure compliance with Group reporting, policy and procedure.
5. Calculate and journal key monthly accruals, prepayments and other estimated balances.
6. Review of month end stock records/valuation/movements and journal of transactions.
7. Preparation of all bank account reconciliations weekly.
8. Preparation of other general Balance Sheet reconciliations monthly.
9. Responsibility for reconciling and ensuring accurate posting of company credit expenditure.
10. Review and ensure accurate posting of staff expenses including petty cash.
11. Ensure maintenance of the General ledger and regular review of nominal codes.
12. Capex Management and responsibility for maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register.
13. Assist in the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns and ensure compliance with VAT regulations.
14. Assist in the collation of data and preparation of monthly Intrastat returns and any other regulatory reporting e.g. statistical returns.
15. Assist in the company budget process by coordinating the collation and analysis of budgeted expenditure forecasts.
16. Assistance with the coordination of information and admin requirements of the Group and Statutory auditors during their visits, including the production of an audit file.
17. Assist Financial Controller with R&D Tax Credit Preparation and liaising with external parties for submission.
18. Assist with IFRS 16 Lease Accounting and input to internal system.
19. Respond to and carry out any ad hoc tasks/projects as requested by Finance Manager, local and Group management.
20. Provide cover for the weekly payroll processor when on holiday/off sick (weekly payroll and weekly pensions).

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