Management Accountant / Junior Finance Manager

We’re delighted to be recruiting a Management Accountant / Junior Finance Manager on behalf of a highly regarded marketing technology business, known for providing innovative marketing solutions to a wide range of well-known brand names.

The successful candidate will work as part of a friendly and industrious team. You will play a key role within the finance function, working closely with the Financial Controller producing accurate financial and management accounts enabling the company management team to make sound commercial decisions.

This is a hybrid role and will be working 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Take on full month end and reporting duties, responsible for month end accounting to group deadlines including accruals, prepayments, treasury.
• Provide timely and accurate management reports to key managers including monthly management accounts, KPI’s, and customer profitability.
• Take a full and active role in the preparation of the budget, liaising with budget holders and Senior Financial Controller.
• Take an active role in the preparation and successful completion of the statutory audit working closely with external Auditors.
• Preparation and development of sales pipeline KPI reporting, to aid and drive growth.
• Preparation of the annual financial accounts, preparation of the quarterly VAT returns, intrastat, and national statistics reporting.
• Oversee the accounts payable process in the UK and oversee Poland, ensuring compliance with internal and bank authorization policies and payment processes, and accurate general ledger account coding.
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities by challenging budget holder.
• Maintain accurate monthly reconciliation of UK balance sheet accounts, including all bank accounts, assets and liabilities.

Skills and experience required:

• Studying or holding a relevant professional qualification (AAT / CIMA / ACCA)
• Experience of working in a similar role within an SME setting.
• 2 years previous experience of completing management accounts
• Experience of Microsoft Navision and Salesforce would be an advantage with strong Excel skills (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s)
• Ability to work in an organisation that is changing and adapting
• Commitment to meeting challenging and demanding deadlines with a flexible approach
• Ability to exercise judgment and work without close supervision
• Strong interpersonal, organisational and time management skills
• Commercially aware, understanding and anticipating the needs senior management

Hours of work:

• 37.5 per week
• 8am – 4pm OR 8.30am – 4.30pm OR 9am – 5pm (1/2 hour lunch)

Salary and benefits:

• Circa £35,000
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Life assurance x 2 (increases after 3 years)
• Pension scheme
• Onsite parking