Management Accountant

About Rouse

Are you looking for a great place to progress your career and make your mark? 

With almost 90 team members, we are a growing and ambitious practice.  We are looking to recruit motivated, self-starters, who thrive in finding solutions, building great client relationships and working in a collaborative team.  We encourage an all-encompassing culture where people can be themselves.  As a practice Rouse are passionate about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Your career at Rouse will be underpinned by our four-core values Respect, Integrity, Care and Excellence which are at the heart of everything we do.

We support exciting and prestigious clients based across the UK, and through the Praxity alliance, we also cater for international clients.

As a Management Accountant, you will be working within a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop and progress.  Your individual efforts and contributions are recognised and rewarded, bringing further opportunities for career development and progression.

The role

To work with the team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of bookkeeping/outsource services This will include:

• Oversee/carry out bookkeeping and data processing using accounting systems of the client or appropriate accounting system. Oversee management of purchase ledger, sales ledger and nominal ledgers. Oversee/carry out regular reconciliation of all control accounts. Oversee/calculate and process monthly journals for prepayment/ accruals/depreciation/payroll and other monthly adjustments. Oversee/prepare VAT returns In advance of deadline for review and sign off.      Completes assignments for clients, managers & supervisors to required standard. Prepare management accounts file in required format and structure. Complete monthly/quarterly reporting pack including P& L ,B/S , budgets and actual , debtors/creditors aging analysis, cashflow and commentary. Assist with budgets and forecasts. Monitor, evaluate and review accounting systems and suggest improvement or alternative accounting systems where applicable. Implement appropriate accounting systems and advise on improvement where needed. Undertake training of clients and junior team members.   Manages portfolio to ensure work completed to client’s timetable expectations. Meeting deadlines and dates set. Assist with the preparation of end of year accounts file and audit schedules. Completion and submission of timesheets within set deadlines. Effective use of IT including excel, accounts packages, outlook. Maintain client confidentiality outside the office including on client premises. To successfully manage a team and their workload and development.

Essential Skills and Experience

The ideal person for this role will be well organised and able to work to agreed timescales, whilst having the ability to actively engage with clients.  You will:

• Communicates effectively at all levels with colleagues and clients. Converts options into recommendations and resolutions. Technically up to date. Applies technical knowledge to make judgements. Aware of relevant financial targets and constraints and contributes to achieving these. Uses judgement to suggest alternatives and improvements in processes and procedures. Able to organise and manage time efficiently and effectively. Uses initiative. Delegates where desirable and helps others to develop. Keeps line manager informed of progress and potential problems including actual vs budget. Documents work clearly and concisely. Highlights potential business opportunities to line manager.
• Takes time to understand what the client requires.

What’s on offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
• Paid car parking – All employees are entitled to claim car parking expenses for parking charges.
• Flexible working – we offer a core working hours policy, offering a working environment to fit in with your lifestyle.
• Social – We offer a range of social events such as end of month drinks, summer and winter celebrations.

Central location - 2 minute walk to Beaconsfield Station (Chiltern Line) and 5 minutes from the M40.