Management Accountant

Clarify Consultancy Ltd; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay package

Career progression opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Hybrid working

Job summary

Clarify Consultancy Ltd is looking for a diligent Management Accountant to support the Financial Controller in producing monthly management information and performance analytics. You will oversee monthly accounts, payroll and cash flow forecasting, while helping to drive efficiencies and best practices.

The role offers hybrid working, development opportunities, and a dynamic team environment within a well-established practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within finance or accounting.
• Good working knowledge of spreadsheets and accounting software.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly management accounts production with commentary highlighting key concerns.
• Support FC with daily team management.
• Prepare monthly payroll.
• Develop best practice processes within department and across the business.
• Support cash flow forecasting, budgeting and cost centre analysis.
• Assist credit control and purchase ledger functions to ensure timely debt collection and proper payments.
• Prepare the Daily Turnover Report.
• Assist with year-end audits.
• Support the team during holiday periods.

Skills

Part-qualified / finalist / qualified

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Excel / spreadsheets

Education

Part-qualified / finalist / qualified accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

Job description

Our client, a well-established accountancy practice, due to an exciting period of expansion, are currently recruiting a diligent, efficient and proactive Management Accountant to support the Financial Controller (FC) in preparing monthly management information and other financial performance analytics.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing and review of the production of the monthly management accounts, together with accounts commentary highlighting the main areas of concern
• Supporting the FC with the daily management of the team
• Preparation of monthly payroll
• Developing best practice processes and procedures both in the department and across the wider business where applicable
• Supporting the FC with cash flow forecasting, departmental budgeting and cost centre analysis to drive efficiencies and improve workflows across the business
• Supporting the credit control and purchase ledger functions to ensure timely collection of debts and prioritisation of creditor payments
• Preparation of the Daily Turnover Report
• Assisting with year-end audits
• Support general team with all aspects of finance during holiday times
• Forge excellent and effective working relationships with all departments and colleagues

As a successful candidate you will have experience within similar role and be part qual., finalist or qualified, a good working knowledge of spreadsheets and accounting software (QuickBooks, Xero etc) strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload together with a great eye for accuracy.

• competitive remunerations package with plenty of ongoing training
• genuine scope for fantastic career progression
• dynamic work environment
• The opportunity of hybrid working is available.