Assistant Management Accountant - Support Office
CVS Group plc is an AIM listed, international integrated veterinary services provider which delivers to clients through four business areas; our veterinary practices, diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoria and e-commerce division. Our success is derived from the passion our people have for animals and for making pets a priority, it's what is at the heart of our work, every day.
The Group generates revenue of more than £m from practices across 3 countries, with more than 8, employees across vets, nurses, other clinical employees and within our support office. In a growing pet market, we are well positioned for both organic and acquisitive growth, and significant investment projects are in progress to enhance our infrastructure and central support for the Group.
This is a hybrid position where you will be working from our Head Office in Diss three days a week.
As an Assistant Management Accountant you will support the Management Accounts Manager with the Group's management accounting processes and procedures. The principal aspects of the role are:
1. Assisting in the preparation of the monthly profit and loss accounts and commentary for Support Office functions.
2. Review nominal ledgers and process accounting transactions to support the preparation of monthly profit and loss accounts and balance sheet
3. Continuous review of procedures to identify efficiencies and to implement continuous change via providing support to the finance team.
4. Assisting the Management Accounts Manager in the control and reconciling of balance sheets and identifying and reporting on key movements in month and YTD
5. Seeking continuous development and improvement in client service and processes.
Key responsibilities and tasks include:
6. Assisting in review of monthly P&L accounts for support office functions
7. Preparing cost centre variance analysis, investigating, and explaining variances
8. Supporting in preparation of annual budgets and forecasting
9. Responsible for appropriate accounting including accruals and prepayments
10. Assisting with the preparation of CVS Group balance sheets, ensuring reconciliations are complete and variances investigated
11. Challenge existing processes and identify efficiencies, ensuring schedules are clear and concise
12. Investigating discrepancies identified and ensuring all issues resolved on a timely basis
13. Provide detailed analysis of key movements on a monthly basis
14. Provide analysis as required for group P&L spend and identify risks to budget
15. Provide support during the audit process to ensure the smooth and timely running of audit queries
16. Any other ad-hoc projects as designated by the Management Accounts Manager
Key skills required:
17. Part qualified accountant or AAT Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent);
18. Intermediate Excel skills.
19. Strong oral communication skills.
20. Good organisational skills.
Alongside a competitive salary, we are offering benefits including; 6.6 weeks holiday, buy/sell holiday scheme, 1 day extra holiday per year up to 5 years, enhanced, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, generous staff discount on pet care and products.