Job description Management Accountant Part time - 25 hours
About Our Client:Founded in 1780 our client is a well trusted & respected quantity surveying firm that have traded as an independently private owned practice for over 240 years
Purpose and Scope of Role:To undertake all allocated duties competently to support the smooth running of the Accounts department, providing cover and support for colleagues where required.
Main Responsibilities:The main responsibilities of your role include, but are not limited to:
Task Specific/Technical
- The delivery of high-quality transactional management accounting, including but not limited to:
- Reconciling the time recording system to ensure all time has been entered on a weekly and monthly basis
- Estimating/forecasting monthly results
- Reconciling revenue against time recording system, ensuring all billable hours have been invoiced and investigating any discrepancies
- Calculating accruals and prepayments (income and expenses)
- Driving the reporting cycle forward to meet agreed deadlines
- Preparation of monthly management accounts for the Managing Board
- Producing high quality written Finance Reports to go alongside monthly management accounts
- Tracking budgets and reporting on variances
- Providing accurate and timely management information (MI) as required, ensuring business performance is appropriately summarised.
- Undertaking regular financial business analysis as required by the Finance Manager or the Managing Board.
- Providing informative and right first-time reports on either a routine or ad-hoc basis.
- To undertake regular and ad-hoc reconciliations of all finance related information.
- Maintain Project Ledger for accurate Project Accounting and Project Profitability Reporting
- Consistently applying robust internal controls and procedures to ensure companies ongoing compliance with both statutory and its own reporting requirements.
- Maintain appropriate records and audit trails to ensure your own area of responsibility is covered during absences.
- Maintaining the highest level of confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.
Education/Qualifications:A formal accounting qualification (such as, CIMA or ACCA or equivalent).
Additional Skills or Experience:
- Extensive knowledge of accounting protocols and software as appropriate for the role.
- Demonstrable accounting experience gained within a similar role.
- Excellent Excel Skills
- Experience with Crystal Reports or similar software is desirable
- Knowledge of Project Accounting
Person Specification:
- Team working skills with the ability to collaborate effectively within the team and across the wider business.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills - with the ability to contribute effectively both orally and written.
- Sound organisational skills - with the ability to manage competing priorities to meet agreed deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Flexible in approach in order to meet the needs of the business.
- Adaptable - able to positively overcome or adjust to changes in your role. A willingness to adopt new methods or techniques.
Location: Maidstone - ME15Hours: 25 hours a week (Hybrid working policy on offer)Benefits: £30,000 salary (45k full time equivalent), company benefits
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £30,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 25 per week - Can be made up across various days of the week