Management Accountant

Fantastic opportunity to join a leading PR & Communications company who is currently experiencing a positive period of growth.  Reporting to the Financial Controller this position will play a pivotal role in preparing and improving the month end reporting process and progress into being a business partner. 

This is a varied and busy role that will have a commercial focus and requires someone with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills allowing you to build excellent working relationships.

With fantastic offices and a vibrant and friendly team this is a role for someone who is looking to excel in their career. Ideally you will have qualified in the last couple of years and want to work within a dynamic and fast paced environment.

The Role:

• Prepare business plans, forecasts and reforecasts, developing tailored reports useful for the business
• Prepare P&Ls for individual divisions, analysing and summarise sales performance
• Partner the business to ensure profitability and correct management of budgets through continuous interaction with key stakeholders
• Complete the month end process, reviewing and improving to make more efficient, including journals in relation to revenues and costs
• Managing the accruals and prepayments for the overheads
• Prepare consolidated reporting packs for Senior Management to include analysing variances to plan and forecast
• Update the monthly reforecasting model and report accordingly
• Involved in the annual budgeting process including consolidations and preparing presentations
• Review revenue, managing deferred and accrued income; analysing and reporting as part of the monthly reporting cycle, including flash reporting
• Analyse and report on costs and gross profit margins
• Balance sheet reconciliations and manage the control accounts;

The Person:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), ideally with 1-2 years PQE
• Strong reporting, management accounting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt your approach
• Driven, conscientious, self motivated and professional
• Able to build strong internal relationships, have a logical approach to problem solving and be committed to meeting deadlines
• Strong systems skills with advanced working knowledge of Excel.