Assistant Management Accountant (15-month Parental Leave Contract)
£43,568 + Excellent Benefits
High Wycombe / hybrid working (2 days in the office & 3 working from home)
Full Time - 5 days and 37 hours p/w with some flexibility over start and finish times
The role:
To assist the Management Accountant in the provision of timely and accurate monthly management accounts for use by the Business Partnering team as well as improvements to current reports and processes. To assist the Financial Accounting team with the preparation of balance sheet reconciliation.
- Under the direction of the Management Accountant (MA) ensuring management accounting is kept up to date
- Under the direction of the MA ensuring that the monthly and quarterly reports are properly prepared and monthly financial statements are produced in a timely fashion
- Act as a driver of Value for Money across the organisation
- Complete monthly journals with proper supporting relating to own area of responsibility
- Assist in the monthly production of management accounts updated and accurate
- Assist in the annual production of financial statements supporting the Financial Accounting team with reconciliation and schedules for the external auditors
- Prepare full cycle of HOME foundation transactions
- Involve in process improvement after system implementation
- Monitor and correct all of the transactions coded properly including purchase order accrual
- Undertake any other ad hoc reasonable duties as required
Candidate Requirements:
- Possess applied experience in management accounting and able to demonstrate strong technical competence and experience in all aspects of financial and management reports including the preparation of forecast and budget.
- Partial qualified of professional body (ACCA, CIMA, CA, ACA) and actively pursuing full qualifications.
- Strong technical skills i.e. advanced excel skill and strong analytical skills
- Thorough understanding of current accounting practices and best practice standards within the sector
- Experience in using SUN system and Q&A preferred
- Experience in the social housing sector preferred
Whilst this is a maternity cover role, in a business their size and with the transformation they are going through, there is a possibility that this could either be extended, made permanent or other opportunities may arise; many of their talented colleagues started here as temporary/interim and have gone on to forge successful careers with them. However, if something longer term doesn't materialise, you will still gain valuable experience which will add to your employability in this and similar fields.
About them:
They are a values' driven, ambitious organisation, offering a welcoming and friendly environment. They are very proud to be awarded a 1 STAR accreditation by 'Best Companies' due to their high employee engagement.
They offer a very generous package including the following:
- Holidays - 25 days to start (pro rata for P/T) plus 3 paid days between Xmas and new year when we close
- Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3% and they will contribute 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee's contribution rate.
- Family Friendly policies incl generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more
- Health Cash Plan - worth over £1,800 p/a includes Dental, Optical, Prescriptions and Flu jabs, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic therapy, Reflexology, Sports massage and more.
- Up to 3 paid 'Giving Back' (Volunteer) days a year (pro rata for part time)
- Newly created modern offices collaborative offices, with free parking and charging electric vehicle charging points for vehicles
- Social events, such as Quiz nights, Xmas Party, Summer BBQ (Covid permitting)
- They support flexible ways of working and welcome applications from all sections of the communities they work in.
Further information
As part of their application process, they ask for a covering statement and CV so they can assess your application against their essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match their requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.
Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. They reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.