Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- S Two Consult
- Location
- Watford, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £40k + Benefits
- Posted
- 18 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2019
- Job Title
- Management Accountant
- Category
- Business Services, Consultancy Services, Digital
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Management Accountant
Hertfordshire
£40,000 per annum + benefits
Our client provides simple, employee-focused solutions designed to boost employee engagement across a variety of sectors in the UK.
As one of the fastest growing companies in the UK, they have grown significantly over the past 3 years and are in the midst of a significant expansion. The development of the Finance function and this latest hire of a Management Accountant is a key part in supporting that growth.
They offer an enjoyable working environment and an opportunity to work with a genuinely friendly, highly professional and hard-working team of people. They welcome applications from like-minded people.
About the Management Accountant Role
- You will ensure the effective day-to-day and period end control and operation of Management, Financial Accounting and reporting.
- Ensure timely and accurate submissions of VAT and tax returns
- Ensuring the company remains compliant / ahead of all appropriate tax and reporting regulations.
- Assisting in the development of finance platforms and systems
- Key role in the provision and communication of timely and accurate information / analysis to management to aid decision making.
Core Responsibilities
As the Management Accountant, your core responsibilities will be to:
- Produce full monthly management accounts
- Provide insight & understanding into business performance through the production and analysis of commercially focussed monthly management information with a particular focus on Revenue Optimisation, Operational Expenses and Business Growth.
- Quarterly VAT returns.
- Corporation Tax management and tax filings.
- Key role / responsibility for other tax matters including core compliance (CT and VAT returns), liaising with relevant teams where necessary.
- Responsible for the monthly balance sheet substantiation process
- Responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliation.
Additional Opportunities
- Assisting in the development of finance processes. We have recently implemented SAGE-50 as well as core processes to deliver the day to day deliverables above. The right candidate has the opportunity to become involved in developing these and making a real contribution to the way the department is run.
- Help establish and maintain robust controls, accounting policies and best practice within the finance team.
Core Competencies
The company seeks a Management Accountant who demonstrates the following:
- ACCA, CIMA or ACCA: Newly qualified with a minimum 5 years’ related (accounting and finance function) experience
- Minimum 3 years in a management accounting function
- Strong technical accountant
- Solid and demonstrable experience in the majority of the day to day / periodic duties listed above
- Excellent Excel skills and proficient in the general use of MS Office
- Value systems and have a demonstrable track record of enhancing processes and continuous process improvement.
Desirable
- Desirable Experience in Sage 50 Accounting
On Offer
In addition to a competitive salary of £40,000 per annum, the successful candidate for the Management Accountant position will be rewarded with a range of benefits including:
- 30 days holiday a year (inclusive of bank holidays), with an additional day’s leave for each year of service capped at a max of 33 days per annum.
- Pension scheme
- Free lunch paid for by the company. £5 per person per working day.
- Company Summer and Christmas events
- Discounts across a range of items, i.e. cinema, eating out, shopping, days out, gym memberships, travel.
- Free access to an online GP and prescription service
Apply Now
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