Management Accountant

August 30

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Williams Stanley and Co

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Modern accounting for ambitious businesses, specialising in the hospitality industry

Bookkeeping • Payroll • Accounting • Management reports • hospitality

11 - 50

Description

• Supervise and assist with the completion of monthly management accounts and client meetings • Produce board packs for monthly management meetings • Manage a team of Management Account Assistants and Bookkeepers, and mentor new team members and direct reports • Supervise the bookkeeping function • Reconcile balance sheets at month-end, including bank and inter-company reconciliations, resolving discrepancies as necessary • Produce and post monthly journals • Maintain fixed asset registers for clients • Provide training across the company within the management accounts team • Prepare information for annual corporation tax schedules and assist the tax team • Produce monthly and quarterly VAT returns/reconciliations • Assist with budget preparation • Assist with statutory audits and audit information across teams and disciplines • Translate raw data into meaningful analytics and provide insights and advice for clients with varying levels of financial literacy • Regularly communicate with clients’ management to provide accurate reporting data and implement solutions to improve profitability and efficiency • Take ownership of accounting functions, ensuring all books are properly maintained and internal controls are in place for financial reporting accuracy and efficiency • Advise clients on action plans during periods of limited cash flow • Liaise with accountants to finalise year-end reporting or tax returns on behalf of clients • Communicate effectively, actively listening and providing clear, concise written communication suitable for the intended audience • Ensure all deliverables, including monthly accounts, audit packs, and other relevant reports, are delivered on time and in accordance with agreed SLAs • Advise clients on the data within management accounts, educating them on using the information to drive decisions and strategies • Maintain regular communication with clients to ensure continuous value addition • Act as a financial advisor to clients, offering support and advice for their business decisions • Prepare forecasts and budgets for clients • Review and maintain the aged debtors and creditors reports weekly, ensuring overdue balances are followed up and flagged to management, and process payment runs per agreed payment terms • Coordinate information flow between our back-office and clients

Requirements

• A part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) • Experienced in a similar role with a strong accounting skillset and previous staff management/supervisory experience • Familiar with the hospitality industry, either in practice or industry • Resilient and possess a leadership style that emphasises leading from the front • Eager to develop and be part of a fast-growing national practice • Capable of communicating effectively and partnering with senior management and other departments • Fully versed with 4-4-5 reporting • Proficient in advanced Excel skills; experience with Xero is advantageous

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Membership on our Employee Recognition platform Perkbox - with numerous free perks and access to counselling services and training providers • Ongoing career progression, training and support in gaining nationally recognised qualifications (including Education Scheme and ACCA Support) • 30 days holiday entitlement pro rata (including Bank Holidays) • Great pension scheme • Fun company socials and events • Flexible hybrid working model (2 days minimum in the office) • Employee Assistance Programme and coaching for personal and professional development • Enhanced parental leave policy (subject to length of service requirements) • Birthday leave – an additional day of leave to be taken on or around your Birthday • Mental Health Half Days – celebrating the power of ‘Me Time’ • Annual Pay Reviews and Biannual Appraisals – career progression is everything!