Key TasksAccounting and close ownership
• Support and oversee the accounting and reporting for Awin Ltd under IFRS and UK GAAP (FRS 102), working with the Head of Accounting, UK & Americas and coordinating key elements of the monthly and annual close.
• Perform a high-level month-end review of key accruals, prepayments and provisions prepared and maintained by the Finance Services team, and review selected journals, reclassifications and accounting judgements as required.
• Review and support accounting for fixed assets, payroll, intercompany balances, cash, foreign currency revaluation and other key balance sheet areas.
• Support the maintenance of the close timetable and checklist, helping ensure responsibilities, deadlines and dependencies are understood and delivered.
Reconciliations and reporting quality
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, provide clear analysis and ensure reconciling items are investigated and resolved on time.
• Coordinate intercompany confirmations and the timely resolution of differences.
• Ensure financial reporting is complete, accurate and delivered in line with Group Finance requirements and reporting deadlines.
• Monitor key deliverables and reporting objectives, escalating risks and issues appropriately.
Audit coordination
• Support the coordination of interim and year-end audits for Awin Ltd, working with the Head of Accounting and coordinating deliverables across auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Review audit schedules and supporting evidence before submission, ensuring documentation is complete, accurate and review-ready.
• Coordinate responses to audit queries and ensure matters are resolved efficiently and within agreed timelines.
UK tax, VAT and statutory compliance
• Support the preparation, review and submission of VAT returns and related compliance activities and provide accounting information to Group Tax and external advisers when required.
• Ensure the underlying accounting records, reconciliations and supporting documentation for VAT and information requested by the Tax team are complete and accurate.
Other tasks
• Act as a key finance contact for other colleagues and coordinate with People & Culture and Payroll on payroll submissions, journals and reconciliations, where required.
• Strengthen accounting controls, reconciliation quality and the consistency of reporting documentation.
• Maintain complete supporting evidence for key journals, reconciliations and controls in the designated central repository.
• Keep process documentation, accounting calendars and handover materials current to support effective backup coverage and operational resilience.
• Identify opportunities for harmonisation, automation and sustainable process improvement across the global ARC function.