Accountant
Permanent, full-time or part-time
Job Description
- Review and analysis of the monthly management accounts for the parks challenging areas that require further investigation and having a clear understanding of variances against prior year and budget in order to communicate to senior management
- Preparation of budgets and forecasts for the parks
- Prepare monthly caravan sales gross profit reconciliation and review including month end accrual routines
- Accurately prepare and post accruals, prepayments and margins for each of the parks on a weekly basis
- Providing financial support to the park managers and making recommendations
- Seek every opportunity to refine process efficiency and ensure policy and procedure documentation is up to date, complete and relevant
- Preparation and review of weekly sales reports
- Gas, electricity, water and rates recharges calculations and running of the meter reading/invoicing process
- Preparation of allocated month end balance sheet reconciliations ensuring reconciled on a regular basis posting journals as required
- Assist external auditors with queries and provide accurate information on a timely basis
- Assist on year end statutory accounts preparation
- Meet all company deadlines; working closely with all relevant stakeholders to ensure all deadlines are met and all requirements fulfilled
- Personally interact and network with the team at central services and on park to encourage a culture of ongoing positive relationships to benefit and promote the business
- Respond to enquiries and requests from colleagues positively to promote effective and friendly working relationships
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- ACCA /CIMA qualified or currently studying
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Advanced experience using Excel including Pivot Tables, V-Lookups and basic formulas
- Basic understanding of financial transactions including double entry bookkeeping
- Methodical, accurate and able to meet deadlines
- Able to communicate at all levels of the business, to a wide range of internal customers
- Able to work within a fast paced environment
- Enjoy the challenge of ad-hoc projects
- Able to travel to our holiday parks around the country when needed
Reference no: 104873