Senior Management Accountant

£60-£65k plus Benefits and Bonus schemes

Permanent - Full Time - Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm

Wimbledon based - Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Our client is looking for a driven Senior Management Accountant who is looking to progress into a Group Financial Controller position in a few years. You will need to have solid working experience and knowledge of a very busy, agile and really technical business with loads of “moving parts”. Work closely with the Chief Financial Officer, have regular interaction with other departments within the business and have responsibilities during the month end management accounts preparation process. These include balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and overseeing the work of the Accounts Assistant.

The role will most likely suit someone who is studying towards ACCA/CIMA, already part qualified and have an excellent attention to detail.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assistant to the Group FC with responsibilities within the month end management accounts preparation processes, these include balance sheet reconciliations, prepayments, accruals, journal preparation/posting, cost analysis and the fixed asset register.
• Ownership of full month end processes for some entities, (seven entities in total, four trading, three holding entities).
• Calculate month end provisions and rebates.
• Reconcile rental and sales revenue to supporting documentation.
• Review direct costs and income as part of the month end management account process.
• Maintenance and reconciliation of the fixed asset register including additions, disposals, and depreciation charges.
• Taking ownership of the foreign VAT return.
• Assisting/Reviewing the work of the Accounts Junior including the following Sales/Purchase ledger assistance and reconciliations.
• Sales ledger review before the credit control meeting.
• Review of Purchase ledger before payments are made.
• Reconciliation of Supplier Statements.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Posting journals and entering FX rates onto Sage 200.
• Enter month end figures onto Power Pivot Excel file.
• Assist with the 13-week cashflow forecast.
• Conduct and document all month end reconciliations.
• Record and monitor employee expenses.
• Working with the Financial Controller and Accounts Assistant to manage the Credit Control process including monitoring overdue balances, progressing query resolution, and contacting customers when required.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including department heads, suppliers, customers, and banks.
• Produce ad hoc reports and analysis relating to sales/purchase ledgers, bank accounts, general expenditure and employee expenses as required.

Person Specification

• At least 2 years’ in Finance in similar role.
• Experience in month end processes including balance sheet reconciliations, prepayments, accruals, and fixed asset register.
• Part qualified in relevant Finance qualification.
• Good knowledge of Sage 200.
• Knowledge of Real Asset Management software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good standard of PC literacy, specifically Excel at intermediate level.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail in all aspects of role.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Taking responsibility for results: making things happen, going the extra mile to drive performance and standards.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Updating skills and knowledge and responding positively to change.
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic: dedicated and committed.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Planning ahead and monitoring results to identify change.
• Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and work calmly under pressure.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.

Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.