Description
Stanton House is currently in the market for a charismatic and ambitious Management Accountant to support one of our high growth clients during a period of exciting change.
Responsibilities:
- Completion of the month end close process to tight deadlines including booking journal entries to manage P&L and balance sheet accounts with accompanying reconciliations
- Areas of responsibility will include basis point revenue calculation on assets under management, commissions and corporate cost centre accruals.
- Business partnering with our business unit managers through the creation of insightful commentary and analysis on key performance variances when presenting results.
- Assuming a legal entity controllership role which requires ownership of entity results and controls, becoming a focal point for global processes.
- Taking a lead on the budgeting/forecasting of expenses as well as cost centre reviews with budget holders in the UK entity.
- Preparing quarterly VAT returns and assisting with the UK VAT group assessment project
- Liaising with internal and external auditors to provide analysis and resolve queries in a timely manner to ensure compliance with financial controls.
- Working with the shared service centre to offshore tasks and create process efficiencies. Ensure contract approval and invoicing is conducted in a timely manner and correctly reflected in the financials.
- Ad-hoc reporting and preparation of reports for senior staff.
To be suitable you must have the following:
- Knowledge of UK-GAAP/IFRS is essential and US-GAAP is desirable.
- Strong technical knowledge with regards to revenue recognition accounting policies.
- Excellent communicator with ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Financial Systems and Hyperion Financial Management is preferred
- Enthusiastic and approachable and able to engage operational managers on financial matters
- Detail-oriented with a passion for ensuring accuracy.
- Strong analytical skills
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel essential and Microsoft PowerPoint is desirable.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent, as well as part qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent international accounting qualification.
If you feel you meet the above, please do apply. Unfortunately, given the number of applications, we may be unable to respond with individual feedback on all unsuccessful applications.