Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Management Accountant to join a dynamic & fast paced finance team based in Gerrards Cross. This is an immediate requirement for approximately 3 - 6 months on an interim basis however, this has the potential to be permanent for the right person. This role has a great hybrid working pattern (1 day a week in the office).

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the production of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy, compliance with company policies, and timeliness in completion.
• Work closely with the FP&A team to ensure that reporting on a business unit and functional level is accurate and in line with latest forecasts.
• Assist the team with the monthly accounting of operating expenses including salary costs, overheads, fixed asset depreciation and intercompany charges relating to various entities when required.
• Perform variance analysis and explain discrepancies between actual versus budgeted figures, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Responsible for managing the production and integrity of data for monthly reporting purposes.
• Responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliations as part of the monthly reporting requirements.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly reports and board pack for the Executive Team and external stakeholders.
• Advise and assist key stakeholders with understanding the company's financial reports, budgets, KPI's and to assist in developing and enhancing this information so that it is easily understood and consumed.
• Assist with the preparation of annual financial statements for standalone and group companies and support the team during the audit process.
• Assist with managing group corporation tax filings and payments in all regions.
• Assist the team with the onboarding and integration of new acquisitions, including ensuring a smooth integration of acquired accounting functions into our current systems and processes.
• Assist with cash management on expenditure with hands on processing with the team as required.
• Monitor and report on operating cash flows, to ensure that management have timely and accurate information to support cashflow management.
• Assist the FP&A team with the annual budget process and provide ongoing assistance with forecasting and budgeting.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns.
• Assist in process improvement and systems enhancement initiatives.
• Assist the team with new projects that arise as part of business objective.
• Ensure that all processes are documented and stored centrally.
• Provide information and analysis as required.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes to maximise efficiency and accuracy and reduce risk.
• Carry out analysis and reporting as required to support the requirements of the team.

Requirements:

• Qualified/Part-qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent).
• Experience of producing monthly management accounts and annual financial accounts.
• Experience of managing accounts against budgets and reporting on variances.
• Experience of working with different financial systems and preparing monthly reports from different data sources.
• Experience of accounts payable, bank reconciliations and ledgers in a multi-company environment.
• Experience of preparing accounting schedules and journals
• Experience of working with corporate finance systems.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications including Advanced knowledge of Excel to analyse and manage data (ability to use functions such as Sum-if's, V-Look ups, macros & pivot tables).

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