Assistant Management Accountant
Essex
£35,000 per annum.
This role is working within the Finance Department, reporting to the Finance Manager. The ideal candidate will provide clear, accurate and timely management reporting along with analysis to assist with key decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver accurate and timely management reports.
- Prepare financial statements, including profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, cash flow statements, variance analyses, and commentaries.
- Perform daily bank reconciliations.
- Maintain the fixed asset register and manage depreciation calculations and postings.
- Produce and post month-end and year-end journals, including prepayments and accruals.
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Process the monthly payroll.
- Contribute to the annual budgeting and planning processes.
- Update budget holders on monthly expenditures.
- Process weekly stock take reconciliations and variances.
- Liaise with auditors and accountants as needed, especially at the financial year-end.
- Ensure all HMRC deadlines, including VAT returns, are met and reported accurately.
- Support the Finance Manager on key projects.
Key Attributes:
- Organised
- Strong software systems- Excel, SAGE
- 2-3 years of experience
- Part-Qualified ACCA/CIMA