Assistant Management Accountant

I am working with a high growth health-care recruitment business who are looking to hire an Assistant Management Accountant. The company has recently been acquired by a larger business and now there is a real drive to grow the business. Following the acquisition, the company is looking to expand to several sites in the UK and has presence in the EMEA regions. You will be working directly with an experienced Finance Manager with extensive experience within the Recruitment sector.

This will be a short-term contract with a view to go permanent.

The Role:

• Roll forward spreadsheets for month-end and management accounts.
• Bank reconciliations (UK & EMEA Regions).
• Associate cost-revenue reconciliation.
• Basic Cash-flow forecasting.
• Assisting with variance analysis for EMEA.
• Preparation of the management accounts packs.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting the Finance Manager with annual budgeting process.
• Support the whole finance team when required. 
• Assisting with year-end audits.

The role will report into the Finance Manager and include the full responsibility for management accounts.

The Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will be a part qualified accountant and have previous experience in producing management accounts. The candidate should be actively studying toward a qualification (ACCA/CIMA). 
• Recruitment sector experience or services will be very beneficial.
• Strong Excel skills (including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs).
• High level of attention to detail – being proactive and having the initiative to drive forward improvements in service.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and under time pressure, turning results around quickly with high accuracy.
• Confident, credible and flexible in working style and when managing stakeholders.