This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful organisation in Beaconsfield as a Management Accountant. Working within a small and experienced finance team, you will support the Financial Controller across management accounts, statutory reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
The position would suit a fully qualified, finalist or part-qualified ACCA or CIMA accountant with relevant management accounting experience. Part-qualified candidates must be actively studying towards their qualification.
Salary £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience.
This is a fully office-based position, working Monday to Thursday from 9am–5.30pm, with an earlier finish at 4.30pm on Fridays.
Benefits include 25 days’ holiday, Christmas closure, pension scheme, private healthcare and parking.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly management accounts within agreed reporting deadlines
- Review and reconcile nominal ledger and control accounts
- Complete accruals, prepayments and other month-end adjustments
- Prepare detailed profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow reports
- Investigate accounting discrepancies and complete variance analysis
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax information
- Liaise with auditors and external tax advisers
- Prepare short-term cash-flow forecasts and reconcile actual performance
- Assist with annual budgets, forecasting and business planning
- Produce financial analysis and recommendations to support commercial decisions
- Support funding submissions and provide financial information when required
- Work closely with accounts payable colleagues to ensure ledgers and payments remain accurate and up to date
- Assist with company secretarial and regulatory reporting requirements
- Support the Financial Controller with ad hoc projects and wider business activities
Experience required:
- Fully qualified, finalist or part-qualified ACCA or CIMA
- Part-qualified candidates must be actively studying towards completion of their qualification
- A minimum of two years’ relevant accounting experience, including exposure to management accounting
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including management accounts, statutory reporting and financial controls
- Confident preparing budgets, forecasts, cash flows and variance analysis
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling
- Highly organised with the ability to meet demanding reporting deadlines
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Commercially aware and comfortable working with colleagues outside of finance
- Flexible, proactive and willing to support a broad range of responsibilities within a small team
Management Accountant in Beaconsfield employer: Platinum Resourcing Careers
Join a well-established financial planning company in Twyford, where you will be part of a supportive and friendly team dedicated to your professional growth. With competitive salaries starting at £28,000 and benefits such as increasing holiday entitlement, life insurance, and a company pension, this role offers a rewarding career path in financial services. Enjoy the flexibility of working from home after six months, while being part of a dynamic environment that values learning and development.
Contact Details:
Platinum Resourcing Careers Recruitment Team
