Role Requirement

To assist the Head of Finance in maintaining the financial systems including sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll, cash posting and all general ledger entries.

Principal Duties/Tasks and responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Preparing, reviewing and submitting quarterly VAT returns
• Liaising with external payroll providers to post and reconcile payroll journals
• Managing the sales ledger function from sales orders through to credit control
• Working with our accounts assistant to oversee the purchase ledger
• Working with external auditors for the preparation of statutory accounts
• Overseeing income and expenditure within the business and ensuring that expenditure is in line with budgets
• Supporting the finance team with generic accountancy tasks
• Preparation, review and tracking of budgeting, planning and forecasting
• Other Ad hoc duties including: -
• Presenting reports to senior management to aid with business decision making
• Offering professional judgement on financial matters and advising on ways of improving business performance
• Providing information to aid key strategic decision making and formulating business strategies
• Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions
• Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial coworkers
• Liaising with function managers to put the finances and accounts in context
• Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements were needed

Essential Requirements

• Experience of Management Accountant duties and activities (practice or industry)
• Project/Job Costing and reporting
• Strong IT skills with a particular focus on Microsoft Excel
• Staff management experience
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Desired Requirements

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience of various software:
• Sage Intacct
• HubSpot
• Procore
• PowerBI