Management Accountant

Input of financial transactions, accounting and creating financial reports specifically designed to track the financial progress of projects.

Client Details

Software company based in Reading

Description

Duties will include:

• Update WIP each week for several entities based on several systems.
• Hold monthly WIP meetings to ensure that WIP is accurate from a finance and operations standpoint.
• Reconcile the revenue of each entity to ensure the revenue recognised each month is accurate.

• Review the persuasive evidence of all new bookings to ensure that we are following US GAAP.
• Issuing invoices based on milestones reached

• Acting as a financial sparring partner for the project managers and finance team
• Preparing financial and management reports including month end reconciliations and reporting
• Managing controls of project accounting
• Managing audits and tax issues with regards to projects
• Offering support to other functions to aid project management

• Processing daily transactions and ensuring the follow-up of all outstanding items for area of responsibility
• Responding to inquiries; resolving discrepancies; maintaining records and files
• Submitting monthly reports and assisting in month-end-closing
• Contributing to the working environment by displaying a positive attitude and a high work ethic
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls, procedures and policy and with a US GAAP regime
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices

Profile

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Must have strong work ethics, common sense and be well organised
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable and accurate
• Possess strong organisational and time management skills
• Strong problem solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, documentation skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis and multi-tasking skills
• Good communication skills, ability to manage through conflicts in a diplomatic and professional manner
• Ability to interact with team members in a professional manner
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines consistently.
• Ability to recommend and aid implementation of process improvement
• Flexibility and adaptable to change
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and high volume environment
• Good skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Job Offer

6 - 12 month contract