Management Accountant
Permanent
Job Description
- Preparation/review of month-end journals e.g. accruals/prepayments, commissions, provisions etc.
- Review bank reconciliations throughout the month ensuring all queries are resolved for month end.
- Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations including follow up of open items to ensure correctly dealt with on a timely basis.
- Preparation of quarterly VAT returns.
- Management of year end audit process ensuring key deliverables are available on time and liaising with the external audit team with query resolution.
- Run and maintain models to assess suitability of provisions held for claw back of insurance income.
- Prepare the monthly Board pack for company.
- Review and approval of weekly supplier payments and employee expense runs.
- Review and approval of monthly payroll.
- Approve adhoc payments via online banking and send payment files to bacs.
- Providing financial support by working closely with colleagues and MI to ensure associated KPIs are accurate and are used by the teams as a management tool.
- Work with stakeholders to suggest and follow up on revenue generating and cost saving ideas in line with key strategies for the business unit.
- Opportunity to manage the Assistant Management Accountant.
- Identifying best practice and ensuring consistent processes are in place and are streamlined.
- Share observations with the team to ensure we continue to uphold a robust controls environment.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- The successful candidate will be ambitious, with the drive to succeed and deliver change in an exciting and challenging environment.
- You will need to be a confident communicator, prepared to engage with and influence senior management and the operational heads in the business unit.
- You will be required to critically assess information, communicate problem solving ideas and process improvements to our management team in a straightforward manner.
- The role is suitable for someone that is newly qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
- Ideally you will have 2 years financial and management accounting experience.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills, including experience of interpreting financial data and determining trends.
- You will be hard working and be willing and able to work flexible hours if and when necessary.
Reference no: 102217