Description
Management Accountant/Finance Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accountant/Finance Manager with project experience to join a business for a 3 - 4 month period.
The successful candidate will join a small finance team and support the maintenance of financial accounting packs, intercompany accounting, financial reporting and budgeting.
Core Responsibilities:
- Monitoring the performance of the business & variances in financial position.
- Preparing accurate and complete monthly management accounts.
- Preparing financial information for FA packs, providing input and support to the reporting process as directed.
- Assisting in the preparation of financial budgets and other strategy documents.
- Leading monthly budgetary feedback to various department heads with 'Actual spend 'v' budget', reporting back on any variances.
- Ensuring compliance with financial controls and procedures.
- Managing, maintaining and forecasting daily cashflow,
- Monitoring and analysing fixed establishment costs to highlight and identify where wastages occur and savings can be made.
- Coordinating monthly forecasting meetings to provide input to the forecasting process.
- Preparing statutory returns, including UK VAT, Intrastat, and National Statistics.
- Maintaining fixed assets register, calculating depreciation.
- Leading capital expenditure proposals by providing financial input, gathering data, and ensuring the format and content are in line with Capex procedures.
- Preparing key control accounts and reconciliations. Reviewing reconciliations prepared by the Finance team to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Desired Experience:
The successful candidate will possess/be working towards a professional accounting qualification or alternatively possess extensive QBE experience in a similar role.
- Experience of IFRS reporting requirements
- Excellent IT/System skills - Advanced Excel
- Experience in project accounting would be advantageous
- Good attention to detail, accurate and meticulous
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to deal with internal and external clients (including non-finance)
Please apply below to register your interest, confirming salary expectations, alternatively please contact Chris Halliday to discuss in confidence.