Position: Assistant Management Accountant Location: St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LT Salary : upto £28,000 DOE Hours: 37.5 The Role Shaw healthcare is a care provider operating circa 65 care homes and supported living services across the UK and is the largest employee owned healthcare company in the UK. Based in the head office in St Mellons, Cardiff an opportunity has arisen for a Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance Department. Objectives To make a significant contribution to the achievement of the group’s business objectives by providing a high standard of financial support, direction and control to all areas of the business, ensuring that clear, accurate and relevant financial information is available on a timely basis. Principal duties Assisting in the production of accurate and well-presented Management Accounts working papers in line with defined timescales. Posting of journals including accruals, prepayments & deferred income. Assisting non-finance colleagues with their understanding of budgets and financial performance. Reviewing and authorising purchase invoices, checking for appropriateness, consistency of allocation and accuracy including maintenance order reviews. Checking payment runs and resolving any BACS payment issues. Recording payments and receipts accurately on a daily basis and reconciling company bank accounts on a monthly basis. Ensuring that resident bank accounts and cash is appropriately safeguarded and recorded, statements are reviewed and filed. Reviewing and preparing intercompany transaction journals for goods and services between companies. Assisting with the external audit process, working in partnership with the Central Finance team. Essential Criteria Experience of assisting in the production of Management Accounts Proficient in using a computer (good Microsoft Excel skills) Experience of working in an office environment Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of people Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload with established timescales Desirable Criteria Working towards or completion of AAT Experience of working in a Healthcare company environment Full clean driving license What you will get in return 20 days annual leave - increase by 1 day per year to a maximum of 25 days PLUS bank holidays Employee Ownership Trust - 76% Employee Owned - our employees have received over £2650 each in tax free bonuses to date! Onsite parking Enrolment to NEST pension Retail/Leisure/Holiday and travel discounts