£34000 - £38000 Per year
Accountant
Permanent,Full-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 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 are gular 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.
- Contribute to the wider strategic objectives including operations on parks.
- 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.
- Seek every opportunity to refine process efficiency and ensure policy and procedure documentation is up to date, complete and relevant.
- Challenge existing processes and make recommendations driving continuous efficiency and improvements.
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.t
- Enjoy the challenge of ad-hoc projects.
- Able to travel to our holiday parks around the country when needed.
Reference no: 105324