£250 - £350 Per day
Accountant
Full-time, Temporary
Job Description
- Own the production of the monthly management accounts pack
- Support in the Annual budget and business planning process
- Support on external audit and internal ad hoc projects
- Manage and be responsible for direct report of the Assistant Management Accountant and other support processes
- Monthly Reconciliation of all assigned balance sheet accounts so that balances can be explained to all relevant parties
- Review and post journals to correct each departmental
- Provide written commentary to support understanding of variances between actual performance and the budget and forecast
- Review monthly performance to rationalize future month’s forecast and highlight potential risks and/or opportunities to the forecast
- Review revenue in month and reconcile with accrued and deferred balance sheet accounts
- Review and test payroll reports to ensure understanding of month on month movements along with variances to budget and forecast
- Produce supporting working papers to aid in the understanding and Balance Sheet values in a format that is suitable for the intended reader
- Prepare journals to be approved by the Divisional Financial Controller, including accruals, prepayments, payroll transactions etc.
- Suggest, develop and deliver improvements to existing, and create new operational financial reporting to improve the financial performance and understanding of the business
- Be the single point of contact for the assigned subsidiary in all finance related enquires, taking ownership to support the operational teams
- Oversee the Daily / Weekly / Monthly Bank reconciliations and posting of receipts and manual payments
- Ensure all pension scheme payments are made in line with requirements and on time
- Create draft VAT returns for approval by the Divisional Financial Controller
- Approve Sales Invoices, raised by Assistant Accountant
- Work closely with stakeholders to improve not only the performance of the Finance Team but also the wider activities of the company and its stakeholders
- Reconcile the Shared Delivery Tracker back to all reporting and accounts, so that all stakeholders are able to pull reporting data from a single source
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Experience in a Management Accounting role
- A commercially astute, articulate, team player with the ability to communicate confidently with junior and senior finance and operational personnel alike
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Reference no: 104332