Job Description
Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: The Meadows, Camberley
Brand: LRG
About Us:
LRG are an award-winning national property company, who are going through exciting periods of growth and offer tailored training and development programmes at all levels. With over 300 branches across England and Wales we have a reputation for perfection and delivering an outstanding customer experience. Investment in people is built into our culture, and there are opportunities for driven individuals to achieve their career aspirations within the company.
Job Summary and key responsibilities
To provide an effective Management Accounting service to the business, maintaining the General Ledger, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the company's financial records, providing timely information to the business.
Key Responsibilities:
* Produce timely and accurate management information in accordance with internal deadlines and in compliance with the Group accounting policies.
* Prepare necessary journals to account for revenues and costs (including accruals and prepayments), ensuring all entries are accurately processed through the GL so that Management Accounts are produced and issued in accordance with internal guidelines in appropriate formats.
* Provide insightful analysis and commentary of revenues and costs to Stakeholders, ensuring the accuracy and legitimacy of the accounts.
* Produce monthly Management Accounts for specific entities, ensuring all queries are resolved.
* Establish strong working relationships with Directors and Senior Managers across the business, providing information and support to them as needed.
* Manage project management accounting processes to ensure time sheets are accurately recorded in a timely manner.
* Reconcile and ensure tight control of Balance Sheets for specific entities, including close management of WIP provisions to ensure appropriate cover maintained.
* Manage time and planning around additional and cyclical work load.
* Identify and implement process improvements to drive greater efficiency, improve accuracy in the production of the management accounts, to meet the growing needs of the business, as agreed with management.
* Completion of returns to the Office for National Statistics
* Provide cover for other members of the team as appropriate.
* Other duties as are within the scope and spirit of the job and the title of the position that may arise from time to time or as required by management.
* Provide regular detailed analysis for project management team, to support invoicing and revenue reporting.
What are we looking for:
Essential:
* ACCA or CIMA part qualified
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Able to plan and prioritise
* Able to communicate at all levels
* Excellent IT skills - Experience of Microsoft suite of products, Word, Excel etc. (to include Pivot tables, Lookups, and Sumif(s) formulas).
* Attention to detail, whilst retaining site of the bigger picture
* Must be proactive
* Strong Team Player
* Keen to learn and improve processes
* Management Accounts to TB
* Analysis of Management Accounts
Desirable:
* Experience of Microsoft Dynamics (GP, AX, or 365)
* Project Management Accounting experience
* Knowledge of property market and associated services.
* Knowledge of the Planning industry.
* Experience of multi-site businesses with high volumes of data and cost centres.
* Knowledge of Divisional / Regional / Branch accounting.
What we can offer you:
* Proven track record for career growth and advancement within the company
* Market leading training and ongoing professional development
* Supportive and collaborative team environment
Benefits:
* Competitive base salary
* Quarterly and yearly awards
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme
* Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service with the option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year
LRG are an equal opportunities employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team who shares our commitment to excellence in the Real Estate Industry.
LRG does not engage the services of Recruitment agencies for the purpose of hiring. All job openings are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment team. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate referral from Recruitment agencies, and any such submissions will not be considered.