Management Accountant

Broadstone Resourcing; London; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning construction company is seeking a Management Accountant to join their dynamic team in North London. This role offers the opportunity to take sole responsibility for delivering comprehensive monthly management accounting services and reporting directly to the CEO and FD. You will play a crucial role in financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and integrity across multiple construction projects. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, possess strong analytical skills, and have experience with accounting software such as Sage and Quickbooks. Join a forward-thinking firm where you can grow and make a significant impact on the business's financial health and operational success.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Experience in managing financial controls and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly management accounting service and reporting pack.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and oversee fixed asset register.
• Assist with business planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Management skills

Leadership skills

Team player

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Sage

Quickbooks

Business intelligence software

Job description

Management Accountant - Up to £60,000 plus bonus & benefits - North London

My client, an award-winning construction company based in North London, is looking to recruit a Management Accountant for their head office. The successful candidate will have sole responsibility for the timely delivery of a complete monthly management accounting service and reporting pack to the CEO and FD, in accordance with the agreed timetable for both the main construction & development business and the associated businesses.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide monthly cost and valuation reports for all construction projects, liaising with QSs on each project to establish the integrity of the latest financial position on individual projects including costs to date, valuation reports and revenue received, costs to complete and variances to project budgets.
• Establish a reliable monthly process for ensuring all financial information relating to construction projects is reconciled with the information from the QSs and ensure optimal use is made of existing accounting system.
• Review all existing financial controls in both businesses and ensure the controls are robust, adhered to and are of a type and nature that are appropriate to the respective sizes of the businesses, the way they operate and the industries they operate in.
• Prepare and own the monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including intercompany reconciliations.
• Oversee the maintenance of the fixed asset register for the business.
• Assist the FD with business planning, budgeting & forecasting.
• Develop regular KPI reporting with the CEO, FD, and construction directors that track and analyse critical financial and operational information for assisting the directors to monitor, improve and grow the business.

Key skills:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to deadlines.
• First class organisational and analytical skills and be confident in communicating financial information.
• An eagerness to grow with the business and the finance function.
• Good management and leadership skills and be a committed team player.
• Experience with Sage, Quickbooks and business intelligence software.