Management Accountant

Elevation Accountancy & Finance are currently recruiting for a Management Accountant for a fantastic business based in Leeds to provide accurate and consistent financial data to support the month end reporting process and to meet all financial control requirements. This role is a full time, permanent position with hybrid working available.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

*Full responsibility for month end management accounts preparation including profit & loss, Cashflow and balance sheet reporting, working to a tight month end reporting timetable
*Preparation of data to be incorporated in the monthly results and KPIs
*Monthly preparation / review of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that assets are accurate and exist and liabilities are complete
*Monthly preparation / review of profit and loss account sheet reconciliations where applicable to ensure that income and expenditure can be verified to primary sources of data from other non-financial systems used within the business
*Preparation of weekly financial reports and information as requested by the Group Financial Controller / Group Finance Director / CFO
*Working with Operations and Sales senior management to ensure accurate weekly and monthly results
*Ensure that the business is compliant with its Invoice Discounting facility duties and responsibilities
*Improve and apply processes and controls across the finance function on a recurring basis
*Internal audit projects as and when control/ process deficiencies are identified as risks
*Ensure that daily Bank and Invoice Discounting account reconciliations are accurately completed
*Ensure that intercompany accounts within sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal accounts are fully reconciled on a monthly basis
*Maintain the fixed asset and related financing registers
*Maintain the chart of nominal accounts
*Management and development of Assistant Management Accountants so that they reach their personal and business development objectives
*Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions and business processes
*Year end audit preparation and compliance with audit requests
*Preparation of ad-hoc analysis to the Senior Group Finance team
*Assist the Group Commercial Finance Partner with the production of the annual budget and forecasts as requested
*Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
*Preparation of quarterly/ monthly VAT returns
*Preparation of monthly CIS returns and responsibility for CIS compliance

Key Skills & Experience Required:

*ACA/CIMA/ACCA/AAT qualified or part qualified
*Able to support the business functions and senior management team, being pro-active in the growth of the business
*Excellent communicator with internal stakeholders

The successful candidate will be given a tailored career plan to achieve their long-term goals and be given plenty of training and support along the way - If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, please don't hesitate to contact us today.