Job Description
Assistant Management Accountant - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
A market leading International organisation in the fashion industry is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join their established team on a hybrid basis based in Central London on a 6 month FTC. You will be responsible for providing financial control and reporting to the UK team whilst working closely with the UK Controller.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
* Invoicing income and expenses for clients, including recharges
* Monitoring receivables and liaising with the outsourced credit control team and internal agents to achieve timely collection
* Including weekly reporting of collections with commentary against forecast
* Preparing multicurrency statements
* Review and approval payment proposals for fees
* Answering client and queries (including tax enquiries)
* Oversight of vendor payments and liaison with group accounts payable function to ensure all AP payments are made on a timely basis
* Ensure sufficient controls are in place for vendor creation/AP and AR process & work to improve these processes
* Arrange and attend meetings with business leaders to ensure Global CRM system is up to date to track all confirmed deals plus anything in the pipeline
Financial and Management Accounting
* Responsibility for the financial month end and year end close process to agreed timetable including financial review with variance commentary, including
* Revenue Recognition analysis and journal entries
* Balance sheet reconciliations with full supporting commentary for balances in line with group policy
* Variance analysis of actual results against budgets & plan
* Review of Travel and Entertainment expenditure
* Reconciliation of petty cash
* Regular meetings with the business supported by monthly finance reporting pack identifying KPI's
* Assisting with ongoing initiatives to improve financial data and provide accurate reporting
* Weekly cash-flow disbursements and 90-day cash forecasting
Other:
* Working closely with the UK Controller and providing regular updates and raising issues promptly
* Working closely with the UK Controller and Legal Counsel on all legal matters
* Constantly reviewing all internal working schedules and championing improvement and change
* You may also be required to carry out any other duties which are within the scope and purpose of the job
Knowledge and Experience:
* Part Qualified/Newly Qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent)
* Confident and willingness to challenge commercial stakeholders
* Flexible team player with the ability to work with commercial staff across the organisation, across different territories
* Must be able to work on own initiative to identify and resolve problems
Required Skills and Abilities:
* Strong communication and team working
* Proactive attitude
* High attention to detail
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to prioritize workload
* High level of numeracy
You will have gained experience in a similar role that is Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable in focus and have supported in the production of the Management Accounts. This is a 6 month fixed term contract that has the potential to be extended. This is also a hybrid role with 3 days based in the office in Central London.
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