Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will work with budget holders to prepare budgets, monitor performance and identify improvements, producing timely management accounts, requiring strong communication with non-financial managers. You will oversee AP/AR and other finance system projects.
Requirements
Role Specific Requirements
* Complete all month-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments, recharges and updates to fixed assets.
* Raise AR invoices
* Check and confirm time entries recorded in the Timesheet system by operational staff.
* Perform monthly payroll review to confirm financial integrity.
* Maintain a robust PO system, ensuring controls are adhered to. Maintain Chart of Accounts.
* Bank reconciliations and cash management.
* Perform and evidence balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and documenting variances.
* Prepare monthly Management Accounts with robust commentary and variance analysis, challenging actuals against budgets/forecasts.
* Prepare KPI reporting, e.g. analysis on purchase orders, project overspends, etc.
* Prepare management information and analysis for quarterly Estates meeting (Group)
* Prepare management information and analysis as required by SMT and the principal.
* Prepare annual budgets and dynamic forecasts, reviewing monthly budgets/forecasts with budget holders.
* Maintain partnerships with budget holders, reviewing and challenging performance against budgets/forecasts on a regular basis.
* Prepare monthly cash flow for submission to Group.
* Manage credit card programmes ensuring robust controls.
* Prepare and analyse monthly monitoring of key projects and business streams across the Estates.
* Prepare information for tax returns, e.g. VAT, P11D and Partnership Tax returns.
* Maintain asset register and asset tagging, ensuring this aligns with Estate wide insurances.
* Support the Head of Finance in improving accounting, cash flow, budgeting/forecasting and reporting processes to ensure they meet business needs and comply with policies and audit requirements.
* Continuously developing own skills & knowledge, undergoing training where necessary.
* Handle and update system changes as required.
* Any other ad hoc duties and projects, as required.
Additional Responsibilities
Company Culture / Standards:
* Demonstrate and uphold the Estates’ values, principles and priorities.
* Develop and maintain positive working relationships across the Estates, family office entities and third parties.
* Proactively promote and maintain high standards across the Estates, taking the initiative to resolve issues or escalate any areas that do not meet required standards.
Training & Development:
* Complete all mandatory compliance training within deadlines.
* Committed to continuous development of own skills and knowledge, undergoing training when necessary.
Manager Responsibilities:
* Ensure work undertaken/produced by you and the wider team complies with regulations and standards.
* Manage your workload and time to complete aims and objectives and priorities.
* Adopt a working practice of continuous improvement.
Person specification / Core Competencies
Qualifications & Skills:
* Qualified CIMA/ACA/ACCA, or equivalent.
* Previous experience as a Management Accountant.
* Strong Excel skills.
* Experience with Epicor - desirable not essential
* Previous exposure to VAT.
Personal Attributes:
* Able to build relationships and explain financial matters to non-financial managers.
* Logical and solutions focused, self-motivated and competent
* Able to operate in a changing environment and proactively drive change.
* Enjoys challenges, finds solutions and takes ownership
* Able to prioritise and work within a timely manner to deadlines.
* Excellent organisational skills and confident communication skills
* Willing to take responsibility and ownership for tasks
* Strong sense of discretion, appreciating the confidentiality of the work
* Keen to suggest improvements to ways of working and a willingness to embrace new working practices
* Ability to work autonomously whilst possessing strong teamwork skills
Benefits
* Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Private medical and dental cover
* 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
* Learning and Development opportunities
* Cycle to work scheme
* Electrical Vehicle scheme
* Employee Assistant Programme
* Access to product discount