Job Title
Department
Location
Reports to
Management Accountant
Finance
Leatherhead
Finance Manager
Accountabilities/ Responsibilities
Month end:
* Prepare and post period end journal entries ensuring accurate recording of all costs in a timely manner, including prepayments and accruals
* Recharge administration
* Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly
* Investigate and prepare narrative explaining variances to budget and prior year for key expense categories
* Assistance with management accounts preparation
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Other:
* Maintain Accounts Payable function
* Resolve purchase order and vendor invoicing issues appropriately
* Maintaining up to date and accurate fixed asset register
* Daily bank reconciliation, cash allocation and petty cash handling
* Vendor onboarding and invoice processing
* Review and processing of employee expenses and company card transactions
* Quarterly VAT return preparation
* Assist with annual budget and quarterly reforecasting process
* Support with on-boarding new joiners for finance and benefits
* Identify drivers of overspend, prepare ad hoc analysis and develop recommendations to reduce finance risk
* Significant involvement in the year-end process, preparation of deliverables for the audit
* Support the preparation of statutory statistical filings in the UK and overseas.
* Support the development of a robust control environment by continuously identifying opportunities to improve financial systems and processes
* Respond to routine queries and provide advice relative to own area of expertise
* Ongoing non-business as usual project work within the finance team as and when required
The Person
* Part qualified, minimum AAT qualified
* Salesforce and Business central experience desirable but not essential
* An appetite for continual development of your own skills and expertise. Improvement mindset; everything can be improved, confident in putting forward new ideas and challenging processes
* Assertive and focussed on execution - making things happen
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
* Respectful and works with integrity
* Client/stakeholder focussed - be approachable, and professional whilst working diligently. Be prepared to offer support where needed and be committed to support the business grow
* Comfortable with change and excited to work with your team and the wider business to problem solve, focusing on solutions