The client are recruiting for a Temporary Management Accountant who can start ASAP. The client are a global retail business based in St. Albans.
Client Details
The client are looking for a Temporary Management Accountant who can start at short notice. The client are a global retail business who are rapidly growing and looking for someone to join the finance team based in St. Albans.
Description
The Temporary Management Accountant will be responsible for:
- Produce financial statements including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentaries
- Assist in the production of the annual budget and periodic forecasting
- Provide management reporting for decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post-implementation analysis
- Ongoing review of cash flow and production of forecasts
- Produce annual statutory accounts in management accounts format
- Calculation, presentation and payment of VAT
- Negotiating on major projects, loans and grants
- Manage capital expenditure
- Report on company assets and liabilities including balance sheet account reconciliations and review of intangible assets
- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations
- Manage trainee accountants, including day-to-day communication and motivation as well as succession planning and performance management
- Carry out continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost effective operations
Profile
The successful Temporary Management Accountant will have:
- Good understanding of business and financial issues
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills
- Ability to work effectively and sensitively as part of a team to achieve success
- Proactive manner, ability to use own initiative, and willingness to accept responsibility
- Capable of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to multi-task and manage a varied workload
- Proactive in seeking guidance when planning or prioritising complex or conflicting tasks
- Process-focused and methodical manner, with a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to work with all levels of staff within the organisation
- Ability to be flexible, understanding that sometimes requirements can change.
Job Offer
The Temporary Management Accountant will be offered:
- St. Albans office location
- Free parking
- Long term temporary role
- Fast paced retail industry
- Friendly culture
- Competitive pay