* Job Type: Part time - 4 days per week
* FTC - 12 months
* Location: Watford
* Annual Salary: £50,000 (FTE)
We are seeking a Management Accountant, to join our well-regarded client, based in Croxley Business Park in Watford. This role is ideal for a proactive and goal-oriented individual, with a strong background in management accounting, in a regulated environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for a wide range of accounting tasks, including reconciliations, management accounts preparation, and supporting both the budgeting and annual audit processes. This position is maternity cover and will be on a 13-month FTC. We are looking for someone to start mid June. Interviews will take place mid May.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for the reconciliation of income and commission payments between the policy management database and the accounting system.
* Assist in the production of monthly management accounts and produce month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
* Process payments using online banking systems.
* Develop and provide timely and meaningful management information, including KPIs.
* Assist with the annual budgeting and planning process as well as ad hoc forecasts.
* Support cost control, expense management, and ensure compliance with regulations and financial control procedures.
* Support the preparation of annual financial statements and external audits.
* Maintain a working understanding of all assigned accounting tasks and assume ownership.
* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external clients and business partners.
* Develop an understanding of FCA and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.
* Handle complex queries and support colleagues as needed.
* Demonstrate flexibility and a strong desire to learn and develop within the role.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Recognised accounting qualification (part-qualified considered).
* Up-to-date working knowledge of accounting standards and issues gained in a financially regulated environment.
* Excellent spreadsheet skills and proficiency in bookkeeping; experience with QuickBooks preferred.
* Strong oral and written communication skills.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and work to tight deadlines.
* Highly methodical and process oriented.
* Commercially aware, pragmatic, self-starter with a high work ethic and goal oriented.
* Willingness to work as part of a small but growing team and take on increased responsibility as the organisation expands.
If you are an experienced Management Accountant, available to start a fixed term contract in June, please apply for immediate consideration. #J-18808-Ljbffr