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Senior Accounts Assistant

FoundOceanLivingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

27 days ago

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Full-time

Job description

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REMUNERATION PACKAGE :

Salary dependent on experience.
33 days holiday.
Cycle to work scheme.
10% employer contribution to pension scheme.
Private Medical & Dental Insurance
Employee discounts site.
Potential to earn bonus.

COMPANY INTRODUCTION :

Are you interested in working for the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company? Are you passionate about developing your skills and growing your career?

At FoundOcean, our vision is to use our heritage and expertise to support the energy transition. Throughout the last 6 decades we have evolved into the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company. We remain the energy industry’s first choice in the facilitation of new and innovative materials and equipment to the market.

Join our team in FoundOcean where we will offer you the opportunity to unlock your full potential in a dynamic and rewarding business.

At Found Ocean we are proud to be a formative member company in game-changing offshore

wind services business Venterra Group.

JOB PURPOSE :

The Senior Accounts Assistant supports the finance team in managing the day-to-day financial operations of the business. This role includes responsibility for finance administration, payroll processing, banking and assisting with month-end procedures by preparing financial reports and maintaining accurate financial records.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Support and complete all administration required by the Finance team

Collate and send accurate payroll input data to the payroll provider on a monthly basis, including calculations for overtime, allowances, and salary adjustments.

Maintain payroll systems to reflect new starters, leavers, and changes to employee salaries.

Work closely with HR and other relevant departments to ensure payroll data is accurate and up to date.

Address and resolve employee queries related to salary payments, investigating and explaining discrepancies as necessary.

Arrange for timely and accurate payment of payroll-related dues to HMRC (e.g. PAYE, NI, P11Ds).

Prepare and distribute payroll-related reports as required by management or auditors.

Administer the company pension scheme, ensuring correct contributions are processed and records maintained.

Support the finance team with payroll-related inputs during the annual external audit.

Post all daily bank transactions into the Business Central system and issue daily bank reports.

Manage office petty cash, including handling of foreign currencies as needed.

Post monthly payroll journals accurately into Business Central.

Reconcile payroll control accounts, including pension, salary, and PAYE accounts.

Complete monthly bank account reconciliations.

Prepare and post accruals and prepayment journals.

Generate and analyse reports for non-project cost centres, including overheads and equipment maintenance.

Support the preparation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting.

The above list is not exhaustive, and you may be asked to undertake Ad hoc tasks to build your skillset, support the business or gain more knowledge.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE :

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work unsupervised and work on own initiative.

Excellent organisations skills and patience.

Excellent attention to detail.

Ability to prioritise work and work to deadlines.

Strong problem solver with a solution orientated approach.

Ability to liaise and build effective relationships with all levels of personnel in the company.

Maintain good relationships with colleagues within the department and provide support where required.

Behaviours

Work consistently in a professional manner.

Strong supporter of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Proactive approach to work.

Ability to work alone or as part of a team.

Trustworthy and dependable.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Part or newly Qualified Accountant / qualified by experience

Degree or equivalent in Finance / Accounting

Knowledge of Business Central (desirable).

Knowledge & experience of payroll administration (desirable).

Must have the right to live and work in the U.K.

FoundOcean are committed to creating a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

About Venterra :

Venterra is a dedicated wind energy services group at the forefront of driving the clean energy transition. Together, we engineer, build and support the operations of major wind developments around the world by providing specialist, technical and comprehensive services at every stage of the project lifecycle. Our vision is to become the global services champion and strategic partner supporting the wind industry’s rapid expansion.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance and Accounting / Auditing

Industries

Construction and Services for Renewable Energy

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