Assistant Management Acccountant

Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant

Location: Bristol

Our Client are are expanding, and an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Management Accountant to join their dynamic Management Accounting team. This role offers comprehensive on-the-job training, allowing you to develop your skills in management accounting within a supportive finance team. External study support will further enhance your professional growth.

This position is ideal for individuals embarking on a finance career, providing a diverse range of responsibilities related to the nominal ledger while offering support to other members of the broader finance team. Key responsibilities include:

Management Accounts:

• Aid in producing monthly Management Accounts for the LLP’s Support functions, involving posting journals, analyzing variances against budget/forecasts, and sending monthly reports to Support teams.
• Complete and reconcile balance sheet accounts, taking ownership of related queries, including prepayments, sundry sales ledger debtors, fixed asset register, petty cash, and loan balances.
• Maintain the sundry sales ledger by raising adhoc invoices and ensuring timely payment.
• Analyze data and identify trends for periodic forecasting and annual budgeting.
• Assist in the annual financial audit, providing requested information and preparing tax analysis for external auditors.
• Respond to ad hoc queries or information requests.

Treasury:

• Prepare daily cashflow reports, summarizing client receipts and payments, and post relevant bank items.
• Handle payment and posting of Partner-related payments and costs, such as drawings, profit distributions, personal loans, and tax payments.
• Set up and review regular and ad hoc payments, including online banking system setup or review by another team member.

Other:

• Assist in producing quarterly VAT returns, annual PSA returns, and periodic ONS surveys.
• Collaborate with Support teams and Accounts Payable team to ensure correct coding of costs and compliance with relevant tax legislation.
• Raise Purchase Orders for Finance and Management team items and review the log of open POs.
• Identify and collaborate with the Finance Manager and Financial Controller to implement process improvements.

Qualifications:

• Honours degree (first class or 2:1) in a numerate subject or equivalent.
• A Levels or equivalent vocational study.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work independently and escalate issues when needed.
• Proactive approach to new tasks.
• Willingness to be hands-on with tasks.

Behaviors:

• Accurate, organized, methodical, reliable, team player, adaptable.