ELS Recruitment is excited to be supporting a group of expert businesses in the service-based sector, who continue to outperform their peers and are acquisitive, with a future that is exciting, but also interesting. The role works in a busy, supportive and fast paced environment you will be working with a high calibre accounting team.
The company culture is one where collaboration is daily and where extended working hours does not exist.
The main purpose of the Management Accountant is...
- Support Finance Managers to provide accurate and timely financial information
- Act as a Finance Business Partner to the Commercial Finance team
Role Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage, prepare and review the monthly management accounts
- Responsible for the month-end process including preparation, posting and review of journals, completing all balance sheet reconciliations and analysis of monthly movements
- Assisting with preparation of statutory accounts for all Group companies and consolidation in accordance with financial reporting standards
- Working closely with business partners and being a key point of contact to Site & Operations managers during month and year end reporting periods
- Responsible for accurate reporting of accounts payable, accounts receivable, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets and other debtors and creditors
- Complete weekly and periodic management reports including detailed budget to actual variance analysis, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
- Support Finance Managers on technical accounting issues including aspects of acquisition accounting.
- Ad-hoc analysis and projects to support the needs of the business
Commercial Reporting:
- Support Finance Managers to review, challenge and then implement changes to the accounting and Management Information (MI) to provide maximum insight into company profitability.
- Demonstrate exceptional financial analysis skills
- Work with internal stakeholders including board members to support them on budget setting and monitoring, delivering an excellent business partnering service
- Produce high quality information, data and KPIs, ensuring that information and data produced by the finance teams is transparent, accurate and appropriate for corporate reporting
You will:
- Be a studying, part qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Have experience of working in a similar role within a medium/ large company
- Strong interpersonal skills, as well as strong communication to interact with all levels throughout the organisation
Salary & Benefits
The role of Management Accountant pays £45,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience), plus study support, potential of up to 10% bonus, private medical and is a 35 hour working week (9am - 5pm).