Assistant management Accountant 14 month contract

To start October/November for a 14-month contract to cover maternity leave

Based in Hayes Monday to Friday and Friday at home

Must have management accountant experience

1. Purpose of the role

The Assistant Management Accountant works with the Financial Controller and Finance Manager to produce accurate and timely financial management information and assist in the month/year-end processes. The Assistant Management Accountant is also required to develop a working knowledge of all the financial department operations to assist where required to ensure that the department always operates at the optimum level..

1. Key Responsibilities

• Assist Finance Manager with month-end close process and prepare monthly management accounts providing insightful explanations of material deviations from actuals, forecasts, budget and historical trends

• Preparation of P&L, balance sheet, working capital and cashflow reports, including commentary and relevant comparatives

• Liaise closely with the finance team to reconcile, report and forecast revenue streams, order intake forecast and margin

• Prepare Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations for the finance manager to review and sign off

• Preparation of the monthly Own Store P&L with commentary

• Update monthly Accruals and prepayments file

• Work with the Accounts Payable team to ensure invoices are coded correctly

• Preparation of key customer sales reports for sales management KPI analysis

• Preparation of daily, weekly order intake reports by using Power BI report

• Account payable/receivable support when required

• Support internal/external audit requirements

• Support the Management team with ad hoc projects

1. Knowledge/ Skills/ Experience/Profile

• Professional, can-do attitude with an aptitude for learning and development

• Technically strong, qualified or finalist, studying towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a similar financial department role

• Strong Excel skills and ability to analysis of large volumes of data

• Power BI, OneStream/Hyperion/Oracle ERP system, D365/AX and Basware knowledge is a plus but not a must

• Strong attention to detail is key

• Self-motivated with a commitment to continual improvement

• A good communicator with the ability to work cooperatively with our UK and international finance teams

1. Reporting Structure

• This role will report to the Finance manager.

• 40 hours per week

• The role will be based at our UK head office in Hayes, Middlesex, with some flexible working