Job Description

This is a great opportunity for an Accountant who is either part-qualified, fully qualified or qualified by experience to work in a role where you will not only have responsibility for preparing management accounts, but also for business partnering with stakeholders across the organisation.

The key purpose of the role is to prepare management accounts, and forecasts and budgets for a portfolio of contracts across the business, and to support the business with appropriate MI and financial analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

- Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis for a portfolio of contracts
- Working closely with the MD and Operations team, prepare monthly rolling forecasts and risks and opportunities schedule
- Ensure appropriate action is being taken to mitigate risks and deliver opportunities
- Prepare annual budget and strategic plan
- Ad hoc financial analysis to support the business
- Detailed review of aged debt and accrued income to ensure Group policy on provisioning is being adhered to and to ensure business is taking action to maximise cash flow
- Attend business meetings with the MD and provide appropriate challenge in order to build knowledge and identify areas of risk
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all contracts
- Liaise with Group internal audit and external auditors
- Review financial controls and processes used by the business

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience Accountant - Strong business acumen and business partnering experience - Track record of producing monthly management accounts - Strong analytical skills