Management Accountant

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10 months ago
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Are you a detail-oriented finance professional seeking an opportunity to showcase your skills in a dynamic environment and progress your career? Look no further! We're currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Management Accountant to join our client's team.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (flexible start and finish times).

Benefits:

  • Electric Vehicle Car Scheme.

  • Cycle to Work Scheme.

  • Ability to purchase extra 3 days per holiday year.

  • Bupa Health Cash Plan.

  • Summer and Christmas Parties.

  • Monthly Social Lunch.

  • Currently looking at a Discount platform.

  • Currently working on a hybrid working plan.

  • Free on-site parking.

    After 1 years’ service – Bupa Private Health Care

    Responsibilities:

  • To be responsible for the preparation of timely and accurate periodic management reports including profit and loss, balance sheet, performance analysis, cashflow forecast and budget analysis as a minimum.

  • To gather necessary information, both from clients and internally, to ensure that month end is closed accurately and to the client’s expectations.

  • Review the financial data and complete balance sheet reconciliations to check the validity and accuracy of the data.

  • Provide feedback to the team where necessary.

  • Use Business Intelligence Tools to develop user friendly, accurate reporting solutions to meet your client’s needs.

  • To provide support for the development of budgets and forecasts as appropriate to ensure good quality and up to date information is available to clients.

  • To provide financial expertise to other members of the team to support accurate production of financial data.

  • Communicate with clients regarding their business performance, providing them with financial insights and explanation from management accounting packs, cashflow forecast and other business reports.

  • Provide ad hoc reports, data and information to clients to enable them to make sound business decisions.

  • To support the year end process by reviewing the data and providing relevant information to the compliance team and external auditors.

  • To respond promptly to client communications and queries, always ensuring excellent customer service.

  • To build strong client relationships.

  • Take part in the team phone rota.

    Qualifications and requirements:

  • Ability to manage a multi-client environment and potentially conflicting deadlines.

  • Good understanding of accounting processes.

  • Ability to read and interpret profit & loss and balance sheet reports.

  • Good analytical skills along with good attention to detail.

  • Good communication skills.

  • IT literate with advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using a variety of accounting software.

  • Must be a team player

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