Management Accounts Assistant - Gatwick

Management Accounts Assistant

Ideas| People| Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The purpose of this role is to assist with the monthly Management Accounts process and other ad-hoc financial reporting

The key objectives of the BDO LLP Finance department are:

• to protect and enhance the Department and the Firm’s reputation through rigorous compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements
• to enable the business to improve decision making through the provision and interpretation of accurate, timely and relevant management information
• to support the business with accurate, timely and efficient transaction processing
• to adopt a digital mindset to enable our people to develop our processes to become more efficient and to utilise technology solutions to continuously improve

We’llhelp you succeed

Responsibilities

• Assist in the running and ensure timely distribution of scheduled financial reports, including management information reports for the business.
• Run Monthly Costs Analysis Reports & GL drill down reports for Strategic Business Units and Practice Management Departments.
• Assist with Fixed Asset registration and monthly reconciliations.
• Assist with accruals and prepayment transactions and reporting.
• Ensure all prepayments are accurately recorded.
• Assist with reconciling key GL accounts including the Fixed Assets.
• Respond to SBU queries on variances and create journals/amendments prior to month end.
• Review and post WIP transfers, recharges and other GL mis-postings.
• Establish, maintain and post month end journals.
• Document processes and reports.
• Perform other ad-hoc financial work as required.
• Assist with basic day-to-day related queries from the business.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• ACA/ACCA part qualified or equivalent, and willingness to complete training towards becoming a qualified accountant·
• Proven experience in a similar accounts function
• Analytical and numerical ability – able to analyse and interpret data·
• Excellent planning and organising skills – able to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Able to prioritise own workload to meet business needs
• Attention to detail when producing data, reports, or other analysis

We’re in it together

At BDO,we believe that when our people feel valued and rewarded, their potential is unlimited.We offer highly competitive starting salaries and review renumeration packages regularly to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance. As well offering support with tuition and professional qualifications,we also provide the following benefits,as standard:

• 25 / 28 days’ holiday;
• access to a personal pension scheme, with matched employer contributions;
• life assurance cover;
• and income protection insurance.

That’s not all. We understand that everyone is different so, we offer a range of voluntary benefits to suit every lifestyle. Our flexible benefits platform,Flexcel,meansour people can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits them. Through Flexcel, they can:

• buy up to ten days’ extra holiday;
• add on private medical, personal accident,dental insurance or travel insurance;
• enrol in our Bike to Work scheme;
• receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
• take an online health assessment and utilise our employee assistance programme.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we’re big enough to make the difference and collaborative enough to never lose sight of where we’re going. We know that it’s our people that make our success possible. Across our 17 UK locations, more than 6,000 of them work together to provide tax, audit, assurance and a range of advisory services that help our clients achieve their ambitious goals.Together,they’re fuelling Britain’s economic engine. Behind every complex client challenge and every untapped innovation, they’re there: ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to invest inour people.That means providing them with an environment where they can grow, learn, laugh and feel respected, at all times.

Are you ready to join them?

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.