We are back working with one of our valued clients in Bishops Stortford who are looking for a Management Accountant to join their expanding team.

The duties:

• Take ownership of the monthly accounting cycle and month-end close.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, Balance Sheet and supporting schedules.
• Complete regular bank reconciliations across all UK bank accounts
• Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other month-end journals.
• Complete monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
• Review project revenue, costs and margins and investigate significant variances.
• Prepare overhead analysis and other management reporting.
• Maintain the fixed asset register.
• Maintain and reconcile intercompany balances.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cashflow reporting.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to the Head of Finance and directors as required.
• Prepare UK VAT returns and supporting reconciliations.
• Reconcile payroll, PAYE, pension and associated control accounts.
• Support year-end accounts and external accountant queries.
• Raise and process sales invoices and credit notes.
• Ensure sales invoices are raised accurately and on time.
• Maintain the sales ledger.
• Maintain the integrity of accounting information within the company's finance and ERP systems.

Essential experience:

• Experience in a Management Accountant, Company Accountant or similar broad finance role.
• Experience taking ownership of month-end and producing management accounts.
• Strong Balance Sheet reconciliation skills.
• Practical experience of purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control.
• Experience preparing VAT returns.
• Good understanding of payroll accounting and financial controls.
• Ability to investigate accounting issues independently and take them through to resolution.
• Comfortable being hands-on with transactional accounting when required.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Proactive approach – able to identify what needs doing without waiting to be instructed.

The Hours of work are Mon-Friday 8am-5pm in the Bishops Stortford office.

To hear more o this fantastic opportunity please do contact The Dove today!