Management Accountant

Evolution Security; Marlow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security firm in Marlow is looking for a skilled Management Accountant to manage financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasts. The ideal candidate will have experience in month-end roles, VAT knowledge, and strong analytical skills. Additionally, provide insightful financial statements and support project accounting efforts. This role offers a unique employee ownership model and a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days annual leave and private health insurance.

Benefits

Employee ownership model

25 days annual leave + local bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private health insurance

Employee assistance program

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Qualifications

• Experience in a month-end focused role, assisting or owning.
• VAT experience in different European countries and multi-currency.
• Project/cost accounting experience.
• Strong IT skills and intermediate Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee revenue recognition, handling accrued and deferred income.
• Prepare accruals and prepayments.
• Maintain general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Generate regulatory reports including VAT returns.
• Create month-end financial statements.
• Conduct cash flow forecasting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Education

Nearly qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA or qualified by experience

Tools

SAP Business By Design

Excel

Job description

Evolution Security is seeking a highly skilled Management Accountant to join our finance team. In this essential role, you will manage financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasts to support the company's strategic objectives. Your analytical skills and attention to detail will directly contribute to the accuracy of financial data and assist in business decision-making processes.
Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute revenue recognition with a keen focus on accrued and deferred income.
• Handle the preparation and processing of accruals and prepayments with precision.
• Review and uphold intercompany accounts to ensure accuracy.
• Take charge of maintaining the general ledger and compile all monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Generate all necessary regulatory reports, including VAT returns, Intrastat, and EC sales lists.
• Create month-end financial statements for review with the Group Director of Finance and the FP&A team.
• Provide insightful month-end reports on the AR ledger and highlight top accounts.
• Assist in the production of precise monthly P&L statements and commentary on any variances from the budget or forecast.
• Engage in cash flow forecasting, ensuring transparency regarding fund availability as required.
• Support the company audit process effectively.
• Collaborate with the Group Director of Finance to design processes and controls, ensuring high accuracy in qualitative information that aids in achieving financial and business objectives.
• Provide both routine and project-based support to the Group Director of Finance.
• Conduct monthly accounting for projects and services.
• Identify and assess P&L risks and opportunities.
• Continuously enhance your skills, knowledge, and behaviours to maintain an up-to-date understanding of general financial practices and specific industry insights.
• Step in to cover other finance areas as necessary.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a month-end focused role, either in an assisting or full ownership capacity
• VAT experience in different European Countries and multi-currency experience
• Nearly qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA student/part-qualified or qualified by experience
• Project / cost accounting experience
• Previous experience of using financial software packages, ideally SAP Business By Design
• Strong IT skills, intermediate level Excel skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confident and reliable personality
• This position calls for a strong sense of initiative, teamwork, autonomy and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to produce work with a high level of accuracy independently

Benefits

• We are employee-owned! Here at Evolution we have a unique employee ownership model which means that our entire team owns our business. You have the opportunity to become a beneficiary of our future success.

• 25 days annual leave + local bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• 2 private health insurances
• Optional annual private wellbeing and health screening appointment fully funded by Evolution
• Employee assistance programme which offers 24/7 access to free health and wellbeing support
• Life Assurance from day 1 (4x salary)