Part Qualified Accountant

Axon Moore; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm is seeking a commercially astute individual to join the finance team in Alderley Edge. This role involves ensuring timely month-end procedures, performing reconciliations, and analyzing financial data. Candidates should have advanced Excel skills and be part-qualified in ACCA or CIMA. The position offers a competitive salary around £40,000 with a hybrid working model of 4 days in-office and 1 day remote.

Qualifications

• Proficient in advanced Excel features.
• Part-qualified in ACCA or CIMA.
• Familiar with standard accounting tools and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure month end procedures are completed on time.
• Perform full balance sheet reconciliations for accuracy.
• Review cost and revenue accounts for accuracy.
• Calculate and post monthly revenue releases.
• Adjust and release month end prepayments and accruals.
• Reconcile fixed assets and post depreciation.
• Handle reconciliation of all inter-company balances.
• Prepare variance explanations against budget for P&L.
• Conduct monthly trend analysis for anomalies.
• Produce month end trial balances and working papers.
• Assist with audit queries and statutory account reviews.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Numerical data handling

Education

ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Sage

Job description

About the Company

Axon Moore is exclusively partnering with a fast growing, professional services business in Cheshire. Due to continued growth they require a commercially astute individual with strong Excel skills to join their exciting team.

Salary: Circa £40,000

Location: Cheshire

Hybrid: 4 days in 1 working from home.

Responsibilities

• Month end procedures to ensure all companies are closed and reconciled to deadlines.
• Full balance sheet reconciliations for all entities across the team.
• Reviewing cost and revenue nominals to ensure postings are accurate.
• Calculating and posting monthly revenue releases and other income.
• Month end prepayments and accruals adjustments and releases for all companies.
• Reconciling fixed assets and posting depreciation.
• Reconciliation of all inter-company balances.
• Review and comparison to budget for all P&L nominals, preparing variance explanations as required.
• Analytical review and monthly trend analysis to spot anomalies, missing accruals or prepayment releases.
• Producing month end TBs and working papers for all entities for review and submission to commercial team and/or external stakeholders.
• Assisting with audit queries and statutory accounts reviews and checklists.

Person Specification

• Advanced Excel skills.
• ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified.
• Broad experience of using standard accounting/ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Sage, etc.
• Competent in handling large volumes of numerical data.