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Role: Management Accountant
Salary: £60,000 circa
Location: London Bridge (On-site)
Job Summary:
- An operational role characterised by an advanced level of proficiency and a comprehensive understanding of financial management principles. A guardian of financial integrity, leading financial audits, and implementing robust internal controls. Collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams, this professional contributes to the overall financial well-being of the organisation and plays a crucial role in shaping its long-term success.
Experience:
- Proven experience in an Management Accountant / Finance Manager (Part-Qualified) role
- International Company experience
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field
- ACCA/CPA certification or equivalent
Responsibilities:
Management Accountancy
- Preparing financial reports and budgets
- Controlling and forecasting income and expenditure
- Overseeing accounting procedures and supervising junior financial department staff
- Monitoring auditing and taxation practices
- Evaluating benefits and compensation packages
- Ensuring that financial management policies and procedures adhere to regulatory standards
- Performing financial recordkeeping and protecting sensitive information
- Keeping informed of regulatory requirements and best practices in management accounting
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather relevant financial data
Financial Analysis and Planning
- Gathering and interpreting information to evaluate the efficiency of financial procedures
- Analysing key financial data and advising senior management on strategic planning
- Developing and implementing cost-effective financial policies and procedures
- Mitigating financial risks
- Making forecasts to assist business planning and decision-making
- Conducting risk assessment and advising on ways to minimise risk
- Identifying trends and opportunities for improvement
Financial Support
- Reconciling invoices
- Overseeing expense reports
- Processing reimbursement forms
- Undertaking elementary data entry for financial transactions
- Transfer pricing calculation
- Submitting monthly close entries
- Collecting course fees
- Tracking student payments
Administrative Support
- Maintaining budgets and records
- Submitting and reconciling invoices
- Identifying financial discrepancies
- Managing expense reports and processing reimbursement forms
- Assisting with basic data entry tasks for financial transactions
- Providing general administrative support to the accounting department
- Assisting with tasks related to budgeting and record-keeping
- Purchase order follow up
Team Leading
- Sharing knowledge with and mentoring other team members
- Supervise a team of junior Accountancy staff
- Awareness of the company's financial strategy
- Awareness of the company's budget
- Adhere to operational goals, including guiding your team
- Mentor and coach junior team members
Operational
- Handling petty cash
- Support Finance Team in organising various projects
- Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of the Finance department’s activities
- Continuing your professional development
- Perform other reasonable tasks as requested
Key Competencies (Skills):
- Financial Best Practice: Keeping informed of regulatory requirements and best practices in management accounting.
- Budgeting: The ability to create and manage a budget, which forms the foundation of financial planning.
- Saving: Understanding the importance of saving, different saving options, and developing saving habits.
- Managing debt: Knowledge of different types of debt, interest rates, and strategies for managing and reducing debt.
- Investing: Understanding investment options, risk and return, and the importance of long-term financial planning.
- Managing credit: Knowledge of credit scores, credit reports, and responsible credit management.
- Attention to detail: Able to ensure accuracy and organisation of physical and electronic documents.
- Business acumen: A fundamental understanding of how a business operates and the ability to use that knowledge effectively to make sound business decisions.
- Presentation skills: The ability to present complex data and insights clearly and compellingly.
- Relationship management: This refers to the ability to build and maintain consistent communication with external vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Proactive approach: This refers to an entrepreneurial and innovative approach to finance, where you are constantly seeking out new opportunities and pursuing them with initiative.
- Teamwork: Working alongside colleagues in a collaborative style with colleagues, particularly within cross-functional teams.
- Technical skills: Computer literate, including knowledge of how to use Microsoft Office.
- Communication skills: Able to effectively interact with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders, including explaining complex financial concepts in a clear and understandable manner, and maintaining consistent communication with external vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Organisational skills: Being well-organised and able to manage multiple tasks and keep track of various files, documents, and other information.
- Analytical skills: The ability to analyse data, spot trends, and think strategically is important to identify opportunities and make informed decisions, ensuring attention to detail.
- Adaptability and continuous learning: The ability to continuously update your skills and stay current with the latest updates and advancements in industry trends and all other relevant technologies.
- Customer-oriented approach: Having a focus on understanding and meeting customer needs is important for this role.
- Collaborative approach: Able to partner effectively across teams with a broad range of skill sets and experience to arrive at the best solutions.
- Mentorship: You will be responsible for supervising a team, so mentoring, coaching, and training skills are important.