Management Accountant

About the Business

An opportunity to be a Management Accountant for a Consultancy business based in Bromsgrove. They are looking for a self-sufficient candidate with a good understanding of the month and year-end process, who is confident being in a varied role. This company provide a great opportunity to develop their finance skills and be apart of a supportive and engaging environment.

Role Responsibilities:

As the Management Accountant, your primary objectives will include:

• Production and day-to-day management of the Parkwood Project Management company accounts.
• Production and day-to-day management of five SPV project company accounts.
• Proactive management of the SPV financial project models, ensuring all financial project deadlines are met, and identifying future risks and opportunities.

Your day-to-day tasks will involve:

• Having full accountability for PPM/SPV accounts and being responsible for accurate and timely financial data, analysis, and information, including that required for Board meetings.
• Being responsible for all transactional processing on a timely basis.
• Ensuring adequate controls are in place to ensure ledgers are accurate at all times and cashflow is maximised.
• Presenting all financial information at quarterly SPV board meetings.
• Ensuring adequate control over Working Capital, including transmission of supplier and other payments within agreed authority limits, adhering to strict processes and deadlines for the SPV companies.
• Preparing regular year-end cash flow forecasts as appropriate for the business.
• Liaising with Project Managers and the Senior Management team to ensure accounts are complete and forecasts are reasonable.
• Liaising with funders, their advisers and Project Company advisers, fulfilling contractual obligations and responding to queries.
• Completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring adequate controls are in place for good accounting practice and data integrity.
• Ensuring income and expenditure of the companies is predictable and without surprises.
• Calculating and submitting VAT and CIS returns within required deadlines.
• Producing contractual Management Fee Calculations.
• Leading the annual audit process.
• Reviewing statutory accounts and Corporation tax returns.
• Coordinating the annual budget process, to include P&L and cashflow budgeting.
• Ensuring rigorous financial and other operating controls are implemented, documented and enforced, consistent with Financial Regulations.
• Undertaking any other duties as may be required by the PPM directors.

Location / Office / Culture

The role is based at their modern office in Bromsgrove, with flexible hours. The company operate within a strong team of circa 20.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Studying towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Familiar and comfortable with working independently and being self-sufficient.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, including at senior level.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of managing accounting processes from transaction/ledger management through to management account process
• IT proficient, with strong spreadsheet skills
• Ability to process data accurately within deadlines

Why Join the business

• Provide Study Support
• Supportive and Progressive Firm - Great Training and Development
• Gym Membership
• Employee Discount Portal
• Flexible hours after probation
• Onsite Parking

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.

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