My client is seeking a Management Accountant for the Corporate /Entrepreneurial Services team. The work involves:
- Preparing management accounts for UK and multi-national entities.
- Preparing annual accounts for limited companies, LLPs, partnerships and sole traders.
- Multi-currency accounting for overseas clients.
- Cash management and cash reporting.
- Preparing VAT returns including Intrastat returns and EC sales lists.
- Using spread sheets for management reporting and control.
- Assisting clients with accounting support.
The client base that the department deals with is extensive, ranging from high net worth individuals to multinational groups including:
- Art galleries and antique dealers.
- Subsidiaries of quoted overseas corporations.
- Technology & e-commerce companies.
- Sports personalities/Motor racing.
- PR and Marketing.
- Property development and investment.
- Upmarket retails suppliers and outlet.
The department is highly computerised and the position involves exposure to IT and a wide range of accounting packages such as Infor10, Sage and Xero as well as spreadsheets, databases, etc. The Firm has a policy of continual investment in technology to improve efficiency and services to clients.
The main criteria for any candidate applying for this position is a combination of strong personality and communication skills which have been built around a basic knowledge of accounting and accounting issues.
Good IT skills are essential and the candidate should have a working knowledge of Excel to intermediate stage.
The candidate needs to be able to demonstrate:
- Good communication and inter-personal skills.
- Team player.
- Professionalism and commitment.
- Ability to work under pressure and in a deadline environment.
- Ability to manage a portfolio of clients.
- Management accounting skills.
- Excellent IT skills.
Company benefits include:
- A salary based on the skill and experience of the candidate.
- Relevant Study Package.
- Four weeks holiday per year increasing with service, plus additional office closures at Christmas.
- Fully portable free standing contributory pension with a range of funding options.
- Income Protection at 75% of salary.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Life assurance cover at four times salary.
- Payment of up to two professional subscriptions per annum.
- Season ticket loan scheme.
- Time off in lieu.
- Enhanced sick pay scheme.
- Childcare vouchers.
- Free to use on-site gym at the Leatherhead office.