Management Accountant

Armstrong Knight; Grays; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm located in Grays, United Kingdom is seeking an accounting professional to manage monthly management accounts and oversee the purchase ledger department. Candidates should have strong Excel skills and be experienced in various accounting packages, preferably Sage 200. This role offers an opportunity to transition from practice to industry.

Qualifications

• Experience within a similar role would be advantageous.
• Formal qualification or 'qualified by experience' considered.
• Excellent excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts to present to management.
• Completion of established reporting pack.
• Management of monthly ledger close.
• Liaising with department heads to resolve anomalies.
• Turnover reconciliations and cost analysis.
• Management of purchase ledger department team.

Skills

Excellent Excel skills

Experience with Sage 200

Adaptability to various accounting packages

Education

Formal qualification or 'qualified by experience'

Job description

Overview

This role would be ideal for an individual who is looking to come out of practise, and into a more industry based role.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for preparation of monthly management accounts to a stage of completion that is ready to present to management within a strict deadline
• Completion of an established reporting pack
• Management of monthly ledger close, co-ordinating with other departments to ensure they are ready on time
• Liaising with department heads to resolve anomalies and explain results
• Turnover reconciliations
• Cost and margin analysis
• Payroll journals
• Overheads analysis
• Comparison to budget
• Balance sheet reconciliations and journals
• Supervision of work-in-progress analysis
• Supervision of accruals and prepayments, accrued and deferred income transacting
• Ad-hoc support including reporting analysis and other special projects
• Management of purchase ledger department team

Requirements

• Experience within a similar role would be advantageous.
• Formal qualification or “qualified by experience” considered
• Excellent excel skills (at least pivots, lookups, sumifs), experience in a variety of accounting packages – Sage 200 preferred, CASH for Windows would be an advantage