Management Accountant

Salary: £16.8 – £19.2 per hour

The SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Interim Management Accountant. My Client are a growing business who are driven to becoming the market leader in their field. Their offices are open plan and modern with on site parking available. As well as a fantastic opportunity to expand your current accounting skills, you will also be working with a well structured and experienced management team.

This will be a temporary role on an ongoing basis.

Key Duties:

– Production of monthly management accounts in the form of a MA pack including profit and loss account, balance sheet and KPI analysis on business performance for pre-determined operating Company within the reporting timetable
– Review and analysis of monthly performance for each reporting branch within the relevant operating Company
– Presenting the performance of each branch to the Group Financial Controller, Group Finance Manager and Regional Directors on a monthly basis
– Reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts and profit and loss account analysis on a monthly basis
– Prepare and post month end journals for accruals, prepayments, accrued income, accrued payroll costs, depreciation & amortisation
– Posting of weekly/fortnightly/4weekly/monthly payroll journals for employees paid by the relevant branch
– Liaise with Branch and Regional Managers to improve performance where possible
– Working closely with the Branch and Regional Managers to prepare the annual budget
– Liaise with payroll, purchase ledger and sales ledger departments to ensure that all financial transactions are correctly recorded, executed and monitored
– Liaise with auditors in the provision of information for the audit each year
– Assist in the preparation of the year end statutory financial statements
– Prepare and submit forms for National Statistics
– Various ad-hoc projects required by the Group Finance Manager/Group Financial Controller.

Skills and Qualifications:

– Be keen to pursue a career in accounting with a view to undertake study towards becoming a fully qualified accountant such as ACCA or CIMA
– Previous experience in or exposure to accounting such as a placement year
– Be a team player with strong analytical and logical problem-solving skills
– Good IT skills including intermediate level of use of Excel
– Take responsibility of own duties and be enthusiastic to take on new challenges
– Be well presented with excellent written and verbal communication skills
– Strong attention to detail with a high concern of accuracy
– Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
– Appreciate the demands of working in a growing business.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you please apply for immediate consideration.