Details:
- Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire
- Date: 1 hour ago
Description:
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful organisation in Beaconsfield as a Management Accountant. Working within a small and experienced finance team, you will support the Financial Controller across management accounts, statutory reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
The position would particularly suit an ACCA or CIMA-qualified accountant currently working within accountancy practice or audit who is keen to make their first move into an in-house finance role. You will receive support while developing a thorough understanding of the business, but must bring strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent analytical skills and a genuine desire to develop within a commercial environment.
Salary £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience.
This is a fully office-based position, working Monday to Thursday from 9am–5.30pm, with an earlier finish at 4.30pm on Fridays.
Benefits include 25 days’ holiday, Christmas closure, pension scheme, private healthcare and parking.
Responsibilities:
* Prepare monthly management accounts within agreed reporting deadlines
* Review and reconcile nominal ledger and control accounts
* Complete accruals, prepayments and other month-end adjustments
* Prepare detailed profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow reports
* Investigate accounting discrepancies and complete variance analysis
* Support the preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax information
* Liaise with auditors and external tax advisers
* Prepare short-term cash-flow forecasts and reconcile actual performance
* Assist with annual budgets, forecasting and business planning
* Produce financial analysis and recommendations to support commercial decisions
* Support funding submissions and provide financial information when required
* Work closely with accounts payable colleagues to ensure ledgers and payments remain accurate and up to date
* Assist with company secretarial and regulatory reporting requirements
* Support the Financial Controller with ad hoc projects and wider business activities
Experience required:
* Fully qualified ACCA or CIMA
* A minimum of two years’ experience within professional accounting, audit or a management accounting environment
* Applications are welcomed from qualified accountants seeking their first move from practice into industry
* Strong technical accounting knowledge, including management accounts, statutory reporting and financial controls
* Confident preparing budgets, forecasts, cash flows and variance analysis
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
* Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling
* Highly organised with the ability to meet demanding reporting deadlines
* Strong communication and relationship-building skills
* Commercially aware and comfortable working with colleagues outside of finance
* Flexible, proactive and willing to support a broad range of responsibilities within a small team