Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Timely production of accurate management accounts for allocated group companies.
- Ensure full review of Trial balance.
- Maintain a monthly checklist of tasks completed and outstanding.
- Ensure all transaction bookkeeping is reviewed and checked for accuracy of accounts.
- Ensure all journals are signed and reviewed prior to entering the system to ensure correct nominal accounting.
- Creditors are reviewed prior to month-end monthly and fully explained.
- Balance sheet is reconciled every month and is a fair reflection of the assets and liabilities.
- Provide month-end packs and business forecasting to assist with management decision making.
- Ensure timely production of annual budgets for the entities.
- Producing monthly management accounts comparing them to budgets and last year.
- Prepare monthly cash forecast highlighting any issues that are apparent.
- Assist in preparing audit schedules for External Auditors. Deal with all auditors queries for your allocated entities as required.
- Expected to work as a business partner with all functions and divisions as appropriate and liaise with key functional individuals to ensure up to date operational information is captured in the management accounts.
- Liaise with other functional managers to put the finances and accounts in context and reflect the latest business changes impacting finance.
- Work closely with financial processing team to ensure bookkeeping is accurate and timely.
- Manage, train and mentor assistant management accountant as applicable.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified CIMA or ACCA is a strong preference
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word
- Balance Sheet knowledge is a prerequisite
- Strong Communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills and Demonstrable Initiative
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to deliver responsibilities with minimum supervision
Reference no: 106972