Assistant Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel
- Location
- Surrey, Camberley
- Salary
- £30000 - £38000 per annum
- Posted
- 10 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2018
- Ref
- 13960136/001
- Contact
- Blair Mills
- Job role
- Assistant management accountant
- Sector
- Property and construction
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
The Assistant Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring that the financial accounts of the building and construction company are properly maintained and correctly reported in accordance with agreed deadlines. Sitting within the Accounting team; part of the Finance department based in the Camberley office.
Client Details
Our client, based in Camberley helps companies expand their business capabilities by offering building and construction services. Their expert teams partner with equipment vendors that are looking to grow their businesses that require outsourcing services for assets within a number of key markets.
Description
Assistant Management Accountant Key Responsibilities;
- Adhering to the monthly closing checklist, ensuring prompt and correct booking of closing journals and obtaining suitable evidence and authorisation.
- Maintaining a proactive dialogue with Accounting Manager throughout the monthly close to manage expectations and escalate any delays or issues.
- Preparing monthly trial balances for incorporation into Group reporting, including presentation of results and balance sheet extracts for management review.
- Preparing financial control reconciliations, including aging, provision analysis and timely resolution of reconciling items in conjunction with the account owner.
- Recording and reviewing the status of the financial control reconciliations, reporting and escalating any unresolved differences in a timely manner and being aware of the control environment and risks within this.
- Developing a commercial understanding of accounting balances and continuously developing accounting processes and reconciliations in response to changes in business processes or available information.
- Assisting more junior team members with accounting processes, reconciliations and group reporting.
Profile
The successful Assistant Management Accountant;
- Studying towards professional qualifications (ACCA, CIMA)
- Strong Excel skills are essential, along with excellent interpersonal/communication skills and attention to detail
- Pro-active and independent with an analytical approach
- Work experience as an Accounts Assistant, including experience of working to deadlines
- Oracle/SAP experience is also desirable.
Job Offer
What is on offer for the Assistant Management Accountant;
- Have regular performance reviews with my line manager; this will include a mid-term and end of probationary review and regular one to one catch ups.
- Study support for CIMA/ACCA is provided
- Great career progression