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Management Accountant

Management accountant role at a Financial Services company based in the City.

The view is that the management accountant would step into the role of the Financial Controller in a few years.

Client Details

The company are a boutique investment firm, investing across a variety of different asset classes and industries.

Description

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

To ensure that all journals are posted to the ledger according to the month end timetable, and assist in reviewing the draft accounts.
To ensure that the balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis.
To reconcile both accounting systems after the month end accounts are finalised.
To check accuracy of cost coding and cost allocation of invoices and expenses before invoices are posted on to the system, and open new accounts as and when required.
To ensure that the fixed asset register is updated with additions and disposal of assets and agreed to the balance sheet.
To ensure that the monthly depreciation is charged and allocated to the correct division.
To agree the Hire purchase and leased asset schedule with payments made each month, and reconcile the capital outstanding and interest payments.
As and when required, make payments and transfers through the banking system.
Ensure that all petty cash claims are approved by line manager.
Prepare that monthly reconciliation and replenish the petty cash float.
Allocate cost and prepare summary of petty cash expenditure for the month
To review all invoices for processing and to deal with nay related queries
To carry out all purchase ledger payments by BACS via the banking system
Any other task that may be reasonably assigned to the job

Profile

Qualifications and Experience

Must have 2 Years experience of working in a general accounts department.
No formal accountancy qualifications required but any held may be and added advantage.
The candidate must be numerate with a good understanding of business and accounting language.
Must have experience in purchase ledger accounting package, (Experience in "Opera" would be and advantage) Excel and Word.

Competencies

Job Offer

The successful candidate will receive up to £45,000-£50,000 plus Bonus.