Management Accountant

Salary: £36,000 – £42,000 per year

Background & History
Kellan Group Limited ‘The Group’ is a private recruitment business operating with three core brands covering a wide range of disciplines. Kellan has the capability and resource to recruit professionals into Finance, lT, Construction, Hospitality and Leisure.

Purpose of the Role
This position holds responsibility for a variety of tasks. The core purpose of the role is to support many functions within the Finance area, in both P&L/ Balance Sheet and statutory reporting.
The timely and accurate production of information such as monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, KPI reports, bonus schedules, P&L variance analysis and other ad hoc reporting which assists the management team to make important decisions that affect the Group as a whole.

Responsibilities
This job description is non-contractual and provided for guidance. It will be updated and amended from time to time in accordance with the changing needs of The Group and the requirements of the job. The key responsibilities are as follows:

Duties / Responsibilities

Core / Primary:

• Work alongside the Finance Team in completion of timely and accurate consolidated management accounts for main board, divisions and offices, including profit and loss accounts, KPIs, metrics, collation of reports from other departments e.g., Credit Control, HR
• Recognition of revenue in accordance with UK GAAP and compliance with internal controls and procedures
• Produce and reconcile the weekly flash reports
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents and reviewing month end reports
• Budget preparation, including liaising with managers for sign off
• Statutory accounts and reporting, including substantiating financial transactions by producing supporting audit documents, liaising with auditors, etc.
• Prepare and post prepayments & accruals
• Staff payroll reviews and journals & group payroll adjustment processing
• Preparation of staff bonus calculations
• Monthly P&L analysis & reporting
• Overhead review and analysis including allocating overheads to cost centres
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Respond to technical queries from the branches and support departments. i.e., NFI and bonus queries
• Administration of Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)

Ad Hoc / Cover:

• Queries from both front and back-office stakeholders to be answered promptly and professionally
• Queries from external stakeholders to be answered and resolved in a timely manner
• Assisting other members of support
• Ad Hoc duties as and when required by the business

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Knowledge and qualifications

• 2 – 3 years’ experience in a finance-related role
• Part qualified/ finalist (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)
• Knowledge of the recruitment industry would be an advantage
• Experience with Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) accounting would be an advantage

Skills Required

• Ability to develop and maintain business relationships
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Organisational awareness, personal planning and time management.
• Ability to analyse processes & procedures, and make improvements where necessary
• Problem solving
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• Good systems skills (Sage 200, but not essential)
• Intermediate Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables, advanced formulas, etc)
• Working knowledge of VBA and SQL would be an advantage

Experience

• We are seeking a candidate with 2-3 years’ experience who is looking to enhance their career within a rounded finance role and will use this opportunity to develop essential leadership skills whilst studying for their final exams.

Key Relationships

• Reports directly to Finance Manager
• Relationships with business managers, FD & MD
• Liaison with all support Managers, assisting where necessary
• Liaise with external stakeholders

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 22nd September 2021.