Management Accounts Assistant – Part-Qualified Accountant (AWDO-P3294)

Management Accounts Assistant / Part-Qualified Accountant that has Ledger / Journal posting experience with a good understanding of the basic accounting principles is required for a busy Finance Team based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

SALARY: £17,000 - £28,000 + Benefits

** Excellent Career Opportunities **

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity within a busy Finance Team for a Management Accounts Assistant / Part-Qualified Accountant that has Ledger / Journal posting experience with a good understanding of the basic accounting principles.

Working as the Management Accounts Assistant / Part-Qualified Accountant you will support the Management Accounts Team in respect of preparation, collation and reporting of P&L and balance sheet monthly results.

As the Management Accounts Assistant / Part-Qualified Accountant you will be involved with posting daily bank transactions and completing daily bank reconciliations. Ad-hoc data analysis and reporting on an ongoing basis to improve management information that is shared across the business.

As a successful candidate you will have an excellent opportunity to join this well-established Finance Team that can offer excellent career development opportunities.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

Your duties and responsibilities as the Management Accounts Assistant / Part-Qualified Accountant:

• Ledger / journal entry in preparation of monthly and quarterly Management Accounts and Management Information in accordance with established timetables allowing the performance of the business to be monitored and managed

• Bank journal / ledger entry in preparation of daily and monthly bank reconciliations in accordance with established timetables

• Maintain supporting schedules for journal / ledger postings ensuring clear audit trail and self-review of those documents for improvement of reporting

• Working with operational and commercial people in the business to support them with financial analysis across business areas

• Assist with P&L analysis of certain business areas, identifying key variances for investigation and being able to assess the necessary adjustments following from the review

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

• Assist with Fixed Assets postings, reconciling the Fixed Assets register on a monthly basis

• Support the Budget Process & Forecasting

• Assist in preparation of US monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packages

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations to be performed monthly in accordance with deadlines.

• Familiarity with internal controls and/or SOX compliance and ensuring all internal controls are followed to achieve a successful SOX audit

• Assist with Company Secretarial statutory filing, and other non-statutory reporting such as National Statistics

• Assist with statutory accounts production, particularly independent management of the roll-forward of dormant entities

IDEAL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Part Qualified ACCA / ACA / CIMA with some accountancy experience (particularly around journal / ledger postings, trial balance concept and balance sheet reconciliations) and a good understanding of the basic accounting principles. Other qualifications are considered

• Must be organised, efficient and enthusiastic, striving to improve processes and encourage positive change across the business

• Excellent IT skills with Advanced Excel (basic formulas, pivots tables, “if” statements, lookups as a minimum) and Access/Query skills

• Able to contribute to all areas of the business, not just finance

• Excellent communication skills and ability to present clearly and concisely to a small audience

• Excellent time-management and organisational skills with ability to prioritise competing deadlines

• Drive and enthusiasm with the desire to develop within the organisation

• Hands on approach with the ability to prioritise multi tasks to tight deadlines

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

• Ability to travel (ad-hoc) and work flexibly particularly at month, quarter and year end

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

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