Management Accountant (Ideal for Newly Qualified Accountants)
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Altrincham, Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus, PMI, Hybrid Working, Pension
- Posted
- 25 Nov 2024
- Closes
- 02 Dec 2024
- Ref
- JN -102024-6558020
- Contact
- Alana Spencer
- Job role
- Management accountant
- Sector
- Legal
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Newly qualified
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a well established business within the professional services sector, as a Management Accountant.
From the outset, there is clear career progression with this role and if you're looking for a role that gives lots of variety, this could be the role for you!
Client Details
Our client has been operating across their sector for over 40 years. They are an independent, employee owned business that have a high net worth client base, making the work that they do extremely interesting.
They place high value on work/life balance and maintaining the positive working culture they have built over many years. If you are looking for somewhere that you can develop and enjoy your work, this could be the place for you.
Description
As the only Management Accountant within the business, it will be your responsibility to oversee the day-day management reporting aspects of the finance function. You will have the autonomy to drive positive change within the finance team and work with a variety of different stakeholders across the organisation.
Key Repsonsibilities;
- Preparing and analysing management accounts and business progress reports
- Balance sheet reconciliations - including the preparation of accruals and prepayments; fixed asset register maintenance.
- Preparing and analysing budgets, cash-flow forecasts and general financial management reports
- Monitoring and managing cash flow and debt and WIP control processes and outstanding value of work
- Reporting on key performance indicators and trends influencing business performance and developing measures and initiatives to help drive improvement including proactively enhancing reporting processes
- Undertaking financial administration
- Leading on external accounting and SRA Account Rules audits and working collaboratively with external accountants and audits to ensure that statutory accounts are completed promptly and effectively and resolving any findings
- Dealing with taxation matters concerning the company
- Interrogating SQL databases to perform data analysis on an ad hoc basis
- Improving data dashboards by utilising Microsoft Power BI or equivalent
- Assisting with the evaluation of financial software and systems to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Responsibility for cost management and overseeing spend with external suppliers
Profile
The successful candidate must be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) however, this doesn't mean you have been qualified for years; this role would very much suit a newly qualified candidate.
If you have worked in the professional services sector, then this role would be ideal for you and that is definitely experience our client would value.
Ideally, you will have demonstrable experience of doing the key responsibilities outlined but again, if you have only worked in practice, you will be considered.
Our client would like someone who has an interest in the data side of accounting and has the ability to interrogate data. if you have worked with Power BI before or SQL, that will make you a very attractive candidate for my client!
Job Offer
- Competitive salary
- Tax free bonus
- Hybrid working (3 days per week in office)
- Private health care, disregarding medical history
- 2 Pension Schemes
- Generous holiday allowance + birthday day off
- Volunteer days
- Health & Well being contributions