Are you an experienced Management Accountant? Do you have knowledge of UK GAAP? If so, our client a leading aerospace business, are recruiting for a Management Accountant. The key to success in this position is to effectively partner with the Director of Finance, to ensure that the Management accounts are maintained within the agreed targets.
Management Accountant
Stanstead
Permanent
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays 9% pension, life assurance
Global aerospace business
Main Duties/Responsibilities
- Preparation of Gross Profit Reports
- Monthly Journals
- Profit & Loss analysis
- Month end period end changeover process
- Preparation of Financial KPI's
- Month end, Quarterly, and Annual reports
- Preparation of management accounts pack (including HFM input & output)
- Monthly VAT returns and department of trade statistical returns
- Monthly update of fixed assets registers in US and UK Gaap
- Preparation of working capital information
- Reconciliation and analysis of nominal ledger
- Preparation of monthly accruals and pre-payments
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparation of year end stats and tax packs
- Processing employee expenses
- Tax Calculations (International and POA's)
- Intercompany reconciliations and recharges
- As an effective leader, encourage teamwork through open and honest communication with staff, setting targets and giving feedback progressively
- Liaison with external auditors
- Compliant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Other duties as required related to Operations or the business needs
Formal Qualifications
- AAT in full
- Part-qualified in either CIMA or ACCA or qualified by experience
Professional Knowledge and Experience
Experienced in working within a finance department
- Significant proven experience of working in a similar role
- General understanding of business administration practice
- Highly proficient in Microsoft package and applications, including excel
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work well in multidiscipline/cross-functional teams.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build close-knit relationships with outside agencies.
- Strong analytical, administrative and organisation skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Innovative and enthusiastic
- Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and multi task.
- Strong communicator (written and verbal)
- Creative and outgoing
- Well organised and self motivated
Details / Benefits
- Monday – Friday
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
- Life assurance x4
- Free parking
- Wellness breakfasts
- Pension – you pay in 3% the company will put in 6%