Accounting Manager

James Andrews Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working days

Pension

Private healthcare

Car scheme

Flexi time

26 days annual leave

Job summary

James Andrews Recruitment is recruiting for an Accounting Manager in Coventry on a permanent, full-time basis. The role offers hybrid working: 3 days from home and 2 days in the office. Salary £45,000 - £50,000.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in IFRS and UK GAAP and able to prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Key duties include producing management accounts, inter-group reconciliations, tax support, payroll recording and UK statutory reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Ability to prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
• Experience with management reporting and consolidations.

Responsibilities

• Produce and reconcile the financial and management accounts reporting, including monthly internal reporting for stocks, P&L and balance sheet.
• Reconcile inter-group debtors and creditors monthly.
• Support Tax department with tax affairs and analysis.
• Record and reconcile monthly payroll costs.
• Prepare UK statutory accounts and other statutory returns (ONS, FCA).
• Liaise with external auditors and ensure compliance with UK company legislation.
• Act as main accounting contact for Controlling team and ensure adherence to Group accounting standards.

Skills

Excel

Pivot tables

Modelling

Power BI

OneStream

Data extraction

Dashboards

SAP

Education

CIMA / ACCA desirable

Tools

SAP

Power BI

OneStream

Job description

Our client, based in Coventry, is currently recruiting for an Accounting Manager on a permanent basis. The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The salary rate is £45,000 - £50,000, and they offer a hybrid working policy of 3 days per week working from home and 2 days in the office. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP and the ability to prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Producing and reconciling the financial and management accounts reporting, including the Group's monthly internal reporting for stocks, profit & loss and balance sheet
• Reconciling and ensuring agreement of all inter-group debtors and creditors each month end
• Providing analysis required to support the Tax department with the tax affairs
• Reconciling and ensuring accurate recording of all monthly payroll costs
• Preparing the annual UK statutory accounts and other statutory government returns, such as those required on a wide variety of financial subjects by the Office for National Statistics, or the Financial Conduct Authority
• Liaising with external auditors and other parties ensuring compliance with all UK company legislation
• Acting as the key point of contact on accounting issues, in particular the members of the Controlling team, and to ensuring that all departments understand and comply with the Group accounting standards

Skills, knowledge and expertise:

• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables and modelling)
• Familiarity with data extraction, dashboards, and BI tools (Power BI, OneStream desirable)
• Familiarity with SAP is desirable
• Qualification CIMA / ACCA would be desirable but this requirement is flexible

Rewards and benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working days
• Pension (ex. 5% employee / 10% employer)
• Private healthcare
• Car scheme
• Flexi time
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.