Accounting manager

Key Responsibilities Manage day-to-day bookkeeping across multiple entities, ensuring accurate and timely recording of all transactions in Xero, including multicurrency entries and intercompany reconciliations. Prepare and file quarterly VAT returns and coordinate annual statutory filings with external accountants, ensuring compliance with UK tax and reporting requirements. Coordinate with Supply Chain on purchase orders and vendor invoicing, maintaining an accurate payables ledger and scheduling payments in line with cash flow priorities. Support financial planning and forecasting, including cash flow projections, budget variance analysis, and scenario modelling to inform leadership decisions. Produce consolidated financial statements using Xero's multi-entity tools or integration with consolidation platforms (e.g., Syft, Joiin), ensuring accurate elimination of intercompany balances. Manage multicurrency accounting processes, including foreign exchange revaluations, currency gain/los...