I am happy to be working with a market leading SME, to assist in finding a Management Accountant, as a result of continued growth. The organisation is currently based in Slough, Berkshire, but will be relocating to Green Park, Reading within the next 6 months. The company has ambitious 100% year on year growth plans, making this a very exciting time to join. This role will sit in a finance team of 5, reporting into the Financial Controller.

The Duties:

Reporting

• Producing first draft of monthly reporting pack to include, headlines, monthly P&L, P&L actual versus budget, balance sheet, aged debt analysis, historical cashflow analysis, cashflow forecast, client specific analysis, and month end checklist.
• Providing commentary and variance analysis.
• Critically reviewing the P&L and balance sheet reports to ensure there are no errors or omissions.
• Assisting with budgets and forecasts.

Management of general ledger

• Calculating and posting month end journals.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliation file against trial balance.
• Ensure all prepayments and accruals accurately reflect our business
• Agreeing intercompany balances.
• Updating exchange rates and revaluing accounts where required.
• Working towards monthly management timetable and producing first draft account by WD5

VAT

• Preparing and electronic filing of the VAT return.
• EC sales returns.
• Responding to HMRC queries.

Fixed Asset

• Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
• Calculating the monthly depreciation charge and ensure posting to the ledger is correct.

Payroll

• Monthly preparation of the payroll, including Auto-enrolment
• Monthly payments to HMRC
• Experience of handling payroll for 100 employees
• Reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Posting monthly journal to General Ledger
• Completing annual P11D's and P60

General

• Oversee the management of the ERP system (Greentree), to include managing users and ensuring the integrity of the system is maintained.

• Monitoring monthly sales against budget
• Completing annual P11ds.
• Preparing audit schedules and assisting auditors during fieldwork
• Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements where needed.
• ONS report on monthly basis
• Assisting Financial Controller with projects and ad-hoc tasks.

The Candidate:

• Qualified Accountant - CIMA/ACCA/ACA/Equivalent
• Proven experience of Management Accounts, both preparation and reporting
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Intermediate Excel and MS Office skills
• Highly numerate with attention to detail
• Well-organised and reliable
• Proven ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated team player, with the ability to work autonomously
• Experience working within a SME business

The Package:

• Great Salary - Up to £45,000
• About to move to purpose designed premises to support growth.
• Small enough to be able to make a difference.
• Supportive, collaborative culture.
• 25 days holiday
• Enhanced pension
• Access to Share Incentive Plan

If you meet the criteria, and this role is one that you would like to hear more about please apply. Alternatively, if you would like a little more information before application please get in touch.