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Financial Accountant

MHA

Milton Keynes

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Join a leading firm as a Financial Accountant in Milton Keynes, where you will play a key role in ensuring financial integrity and efficiency. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified and ready to contribute to a dynamic finance team, with responsibilities ranging from bank reconciliations to preparing management reports. This position offers a competitive salary, generous leave entitlements, and a supportive work culture focused on growth and innovation.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Employee Recognition awards

Paid CSR time

Qualifications

Qualified or equivalent in ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
Proactive in seeking efficiencies.
Strong IT skills, particularly with Excel.

Responsibilities

Daily/monthly bank reconciliations.
Month end reporting including journal postings.
Preparation of year-end schedules.

Skills

IT literate

Proactive attitude

Ability to communicate

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent

Tools

Excel

SAP

MHA Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

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Salary negotiable, depending on experience

Hours of Work: 8.30am to 5.00pm (1 hour lunch)

We have an opportunity for a Financial Accountant (reporting to the Financial Controller) to join our central finance team in our Milton Keynes office. This is a newly created role due to the growth of the firm and you will join our friendly and established finance team, playing a key part in the provision of a quality service to internal and external customers. You will provide financial and management information as well as highlight areas of control weakness or inefficiencies, investigate solutions which are practicable and implement the best solution.

Who we are

At MHA, we work with a wide variety of clients across multiple industries and really get to grips with the inner workings of a company. This in-depth understanding allows us to offer new ways to help businesses fulfil their commercial potential.

Our culture is one of innovation and growth. We’re keen to help businesses succeed and recognise that doing so will require creativity, individuality and flair. At MHA we want to uncover your potential. We nurture teams of talented individuals, enabling them to rise to new challenges.

Your current qualifications and skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or qualified by experience.
Ability to drive things forward as well as working as part of a team.
Proactive attitude – constantly looking for efficiencies, and ways to implement.
IT literate - Excel, Word and SAP (although SAP not essential).
Ability to prioritise own workload to ensure that all deadlines are met.
Ability to think “outside of the box”.
Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff across the group companies.

Main Responsibilities

Daily/monthly bank reconciliations.
Closing of CCH for month end including chasing of timesheets during month.
Preparation and send out of monthly VPM breach reports to staff partners and HR managers.
Raising credit notes on the CCH.
Provide cover for the utilisation report.
Month end reporting including posting of all journals and account reconciliations.
Quarterly VAT returns.
BACS payment run reviews.
Contact with the firm’s bank, including the completion of forms necessary for signature authorisations, set up of accounts, etc.
Maintenance of Lloyds Commercial Banking Online and other banks.
Monthly intercompany invoicing and reconciliations.
Collation of monthly WIP and debtor provisions from RPPs.
Preparation of overall management accounts including source documentation.
Fixed asset ledger maintenance, ensuring all relevant forms completed and authorised.
Companies House forms and filings.
Aid in the preparation of company budgets and Group consolidation.
Dealing with SAP Concur and TMC queries.
Creation of process notes for all elements of job.
Liaison with other members of the department to ensure all necessary information is communicated to those that will be impacted.
Preparation of year end schedules and liaison with auditors.
Dealing with Insurance queries.
Provide cover for other Financial Accountants, especially, month end journals & reconciliations, CCH credit notes and VAT returns.
Production of ONS statistics by given deadlines.
Inputting of T10’s in CCH.
Liaising with HR in maintaining Staff Loans records.
Ad hoc projects where necessary.

Over the last few years, we have won multiple industry awards such as National Firm of the Year, Tax Team of the Year, Graduate and Non-Graduate programme of the Year, Best Advisory Services and most recently the gold standard accreditation by Investors in People.

The offering

33 days holiday Inc. bank holidays, plus the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days (28 days on a training contract, with the opportunity to buy 5 days)
Competitive salary package
Employee Recognition awards
Paid CSR time
Accredited Investor in People
New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential

And more!

It's an exciting time to join the firm so take your next career step with us.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Accounting/Auditing
Industries
Accounting

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