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Accounts Manager
  • United Kingdom - Kent - Sevenoaks -
1 year ago
Accounts Manager
Full Time
Job Description
  • Supporting the MD in process review and implementing ‘six sigma’ ‘lean processes’, testing and developing new modules with IT with our brand promise of 100% transparency in mind and using STOP mechanisms to capture data in the flow
  • Ledger maintenance, finance investigations and root cause analysis to solve problems for internal and external customers, a detailed understanding of control functions and exception reporting to maintain financial integrity
  • Completions: audit and control the integrity of the completion cheques process for your sites.

Ensure the suspense account is clean to our standards: Oversee bank reconciliations to deliver compliance. Post missing bank/actual transactions through purchase ledger system, correct mis-postings. Post missing receipts, standing orders or direct debits. MD to sign off all reconciliations & send notification to Clients with any negative balances.

Project manage Clients year ends: priorities reconciliations, run year end checking dormant statements as appropriate, check against yearend checklist, prepare DCA (check share capital) where appropriate & send Terms of Eng. with Year End packs to Accountants.

  • Prior to running the year end, obtain the prior year balance sheet and post ledger adjustments to establish an agreed position
  • Analyzing with Managers year end shut down information before it is sent out
  • Check prior year balance sheet closing position reconciles to opening position
  • Check expenditure against budget and lease groups
  • Understand what the lease says in respect of deficits/surpluses and ensure correct treatment
  • Enter balance sheet final figures into trends tracker in panel
  • Raise Works Orders for internal and external accounts preparation
  • Provide guidance to Manager’s on Accountant’s queries or answer direct
  • Initiate corporation tax return exemptions where possible by sending LIC20 letter
  • Project manage Accounts to completion using year end tracker working towards target of accounts with Directors by month 4 and escalating to Head of Dept any external non-performance
  • Review balance sheets for spurious debtors and initiate and track recovery or write off through I&E
  • Post balancing charges seeking political direction from TL as necessary
  • Prepare quarterly reports for key Clients and stakeholders to help them understand spending & cash planning including posting accruals
  • Support Property Managers to investigate sites that do not pass ‘cash safe test’ & ensure action is taken
  • Delegate but ensure month end volume statistics for the Finance Dept and input into tracker
  • Keep a log of all password functions, ensure passwords are regularly changed.

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Flexible schedule
  • Profit sharing
  • Work from home

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Demonstrate integrity, discretion and confidentiality
  • Workflow Planning Skills
  • Ability to manage and drive casework to deadlines
  • Financial procedures & controls
  • Awareness of current legislation & best practices
  • Influencing skills
  • Conceptual/strategic understanding & analytical skills
  • Tenacity and determination
  • Customer service/relationship building skills
  • Commitment to personal & professional development of self & others
  • Degree level education or suitable industry specific qualifications
  • Experience with correspondence handling, drafting/dictating & composition skills.
  • Familiarity with the scope & breath of company accounting & financial processes
  • IT skills including: Word/Excel/database management & systems understanding
  • Knowledge of the property and Estate management, market/services (context & competition)
  • Problem solving and creativity
  • Administration & Office procedures
  • Commitment to personal & professional development
  • Dealing with queries & problem solving
  • Familiarity with basic accounting policies
  • Professional telephone manner

Education:

  • Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

  • accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Reference no: 74514

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