Management Accountant

Lorien; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm is seeking a Part Qualified Management Accountant in Basingstoke. This role entails managing month-end processes, preparing financial reports, and ensuring accuracy in financial accounting. Candidates must possess advanced knowledge of accounting principles and experience with ERP systems. The position offers a competitive rate of £350 per day for an engagement of 3 months.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial accounting.
• Experience in supporting financial control teams.
• Ability to manage month-end processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Managing the completion of month end, including posting journals.
• Ensuring accuracy of the month end and reporting process.
• Preparing month-end reports with analysis and commentary.

Skills

Advanced professional knowledge of accounting principles

Analytical skills

Communication skills (verbal and written)

Technical skills (Excel, VBA, SQL)

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Education

Part qualified

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, BPC)

Job description

Management Accountant - Part Qual

Basingstoke - 3 x days per week

3 x Months

£350 per day

This role will support the financial accounting of one of our clients largest teams which is c£320m revenue

This role will work within the Financial Control team, supporting the Financial Controller to ensure accurate management accounting. In addition the role will partner in to the Finance Institute & Partnerships commercial team within Business Services to challenge decision making and support the value strategy that is being undertaken.

Responsibilities

• Managing the completion of month end, including posting journals and reviewing those posted by others, controlling accruals and prepayments and analysing actuals.
• Ensuring accuracy of the month end and reporting process and achieving all deadlines.
• Preparing and reviewing month end reports with analysis and commentary on the results (financial, KPI, balance sheet and cashflow).
• Ensuring the validity, accuracy and integrity of the monthly accounts.
• Completion of all balance sheet reconciliations and financial control requirements for the role, review of balance sheet reconciliations prepared by others.
• Ensuring correct accounting governance adhered to within the department (eg revenue recognition, provisions, changes in accounting guidance/standards etc).
• Handling technical accounting queries
• Cash flow reporting and work alongside the Treasury function to develop cash reporting processes.
• Ensuring month end and reporting tasks are achieved within allowable deadlines.
• Being the primary finance contact for external auditors both at year end and interim audits.
• Providing technical accounting responses to auditor challenge and dealing with audit

Capabilities, Knowledge and Experience

• Advanced professional knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Highly numerate and analytical with good communication skills, both verbal and written
• A background of technical skills (eg Excel, VBA, SQL) and of working with ERP systems (eg SAP, BPC)
• Commercially minded
• Proactive approach to problem solving and drives issues to conclusion
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work well in a team environment
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work independently

Education and Qualifications

• Part qualified

If this role is of interest please apply

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.