Job Description

About the company

My client, a forwarding thinking science and manufacturing company is looking for a new Management Accountant to join them following an influx of new business. They have their offices in North London and have some major projects starting in mid-2020. The Finance Director who leads a team of 6 in the London office is looking for someone to take ownership of the month end process who is ambitious, has a great work ethic and wants to progress and sees themselves as a senior member of staff in the future.

What you will be doing

Reporting into the Accountant & Finance Manager you will be working on:

• Journal entries to record monthly transactions
• Calculation of Accruals and Prepayments
• Bank, Balance Sheet and Supplier Statement Reconciliation
• Support managers with new finance procedures and controls
• Multi-currency treasury processes
• Provide analysis and commentary for the management accounts
• Submitting VAT returns to HMRC

Essential skills/experience

• 4+ years’ experience in accountancy role
• Experience with month-end process
• Sage 50 or 200 accounting system experience
• Extensive exposure to management accounts processes
• High value bank reconciliation
• Preparing and processing high value payment runs
• Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables & v-Lookups)

Desirable skills/experience

• Studying ACCA/CIMA
• Experience assisting qualified accountants
• Experience working to tight deadlines

Benefits and perks

• Social events
• Discounted event tickets
• Excellent location with local restaurants and cafes

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 4+ years’ experience in accountancy role • Experience with month-end process • Sage 50 or 200 accounting system experience • Extensive exposure to management accounts processes • High value bank reconciliation • Preparing and processing high value payment runs • Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables & v-Lookups)