Assistant Management Accountant

ACE Legal; Winchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking a Finance Assistant for a 12-month fixed term contract in Winchester. The role involves supporting the finance team with responsibilities including month-end accruals, cash reconciliations, and balance sheet preparation. Ideal candidates will have experience in finance or accounting, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This role is a great opportunity to contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Finance/Accounting department.
• Strong attention to detail and work ethic.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accruals and pre-payments at month end.
• Assist in daily cash and bank account reconciliations.
• Support the Finance function activities as needed.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Excel proficiency

Education

Started ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Relevant degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Navision

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting for our client, a professional services firm, with over 1200 employees based in their Winchester office. They have a new role on a 12 month fixed term contract (start date ASAP) where the principal responsibility will be to assist the Finance department and the wider organisation in all aspects of the financial management of the firm. Ideally you will have experience of working in a Finance/Accounting department before and will have been involved in aspects of the Finance function. You will be expected to pick up other accounting type activities to support other members of the department, making a wide background of experience desirable. In addition, they are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of attention to detail and a strong work ethic, with the ability to work effectively in a team, building strong relationships, taking ownership of a task and showing initiative.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of accruals and pre-payments at month end, to include liaising with budget holders
• Preparation of daily cash, postings and bank account reconciliations
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist in the return of duplicate payment process
• Prepare write off forms relating to unrecoverable WIP
• Ad hoc postings investigation and corrections
• Completion of periodic returns to National Statistics Office
• General support of a wide range of Finance function activities supporting various members of the wider team

Qualifications and Skills

• Started the ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) and if not, have a relevant degree
• Excellent organisational skills, with high accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate (written and verbal) with staff, partners, clients and all other external contacts
• Ability to use initiative and able to prioritise workload effectively and efficiently
• Willingness to be flexible and assist with tasks to ensure a focus on deadlines are kept
• Ability to work alone without supervision, as well as part of a team
• A good understanding of all the Microsoft suite of applications is important, especially Excel and Teams
• Any additional knowledge of invoice systems / practice management programmes (not necessarily STAR as training will be provided) and ledger systems such as Microsoft Navision is advantageous