Management Accountant Assistant

Stericycle; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Stericycle is seeking a Management Accounts Assistant to support the Finance Manager in maintaining ledger accuracy and delivering timely financial results.

You'll liaise across departments to meet deadlines, improve month-end processes, and contribute to internal controls and SOX compliance while preparing reporting and KPI data.

The role requires attention to detail, good IT and Excel skills, and the ability to prioritise tasks in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years+ accounting experience.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare manual journal entries in line with monthly timetables.
• Maintain supporting schedules for journal postings and audit trail.
• Assist month-end expense account analysis.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Process general ledger payments and receipts.
• Supplier statement reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations.
• Own accruals and prepayments schedules; assist with reporting and KPI data.

Skills

Excel

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High School or Equivalent

Part Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Studying for recognised Accountancy qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose:

The Management Accounts Assistant will support the Finance Manager in:

Maintaining accuracy of the ledgers and produce timely and accurate financial results.

Liaising across departments to ensure clear communication so that deadlines are met and errors in the accounts are reduced.

Continuously improving existing processes to achieve a quicker month end close process and more insightful data analysis.

Key Job Activities:

Prepare manual journal entries in line with established monthly timetables.

Maintain supporting schedules for journal postings to ensure a clear audit trail.

Assist the Finance Manager with month-end expense account analysis.

Bank reconciliations.

Processing general ledger bank payments and receipts.

Purchase ledger payments and allocation.

Supplier statement reconciliations.

Posting credit card expenditure and by ensuring all applicable receipts have been received from all cardholders and any necessary reclaimable input VAT is identified.

Credit card account reconciliations.

Intercompany account reconciliations and invoicing.

Ownership of accrual and prepayment schedules.

Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and resolve any unreconciled items within set time period.

Assist in preparation of Corporate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packages.

Assist in analysing and preparing reports, KPI’s and performance statistics/graphs that form part of the Balanced Scorecard or as ad-hoc reporting.

Familiarity with internal controls and/or Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance and ensuring all internal controls are followed to achieve a successful SOX audit.

Assist with other non-statutory reporting such as National Statistics.

Assist with external & internal audits to ensure all aspects of compliance and control are met.

Education:

High School or Equivalent.

Part Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA. Studying for a recognized Accountancy qualification

Experience (EMEAA):

Part Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA. Studying for a recognized Accountancy qualification

2-3 years + accounting experience.

High attention to detail.

Good I.T. skills with intermediate Excel (basic formulas, pivots tables, “if” statements, lookups as a minimum).

Accurate, efficient, and organised with the ability to prioritise tasks as needed.

Good written and verbal communication skills.

Detailed and methodical attitude towards problem resolution to ensure accurate reconciliations are performed.

Certifications and/or Licenses:

Disclaimer:

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and it does not constitute any right or guarantee of employment condition. This position is open to people with disabilities. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources and risks prevention policies and local laws. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.