Accounting Manager

Holden Jones; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An international technology group located in Staines-upon-Thames is seeking an experienced manager to lead the transactional finance team. This hands-on role includes managing daily accounting operations, overseeing reporting for multiple entities, and preparing budgets. The ideal candidate will have accounting qualifications and strong people management skills, with experience in Sage and advanced Excel usage. Competitive salary of £60-65,000 offered.

Qualifications

• Proven people management skills to deliver against multiple deadlines.
• Solid IT skills with experience in accounting software and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations and supervise a team of 5.
• Oversee submission of monthly Management Accounts to group head office.
• Control month-end journal postings and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Produce monthly analysis reports and assist in annual budget preparation.

Skills

People management skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Sage

Job description

£60-65,000

An international technology group are seeking to recruit an experienced people manager to head up the transactional team within finance. Reporting to the Finance Director, this will be a hands-on role with a broad range of responsibilities including taking things from team management to management reporting and budgeting. More specifically, the role will cover:

Responsibilities

• Managing the day to day accounting operations including the supervision and mentoring of a team of 5 staff.
• Overview of submission of monthly Management Accounts for multiple entities to group head office
• Control of Month end journal posting including WIP, prepayments, accruals etc
• Control of Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Production of monthly analysis reports
• Intercompany balance reconciliation and repayment
• Submission of VAT returns
• Control of submission of month end statutory accounts onto consolidation software
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets with input from the Business Unit Directors

Suitable candidates will have proven people management skills on a day-to-day basis to deliver against multiple deadlines. The candidate would ideally have an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with solid IT skills, experience with Sage and advanced user of Microsoft Excel as this is used extensively. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail are important personal competencies.

[e-mail] - Greg Holden