Management Accounts Assistant

Description

Sewell Wallis is partnering exclusively with a growing business based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which is looking to recruit an Management Accounts Assistant to their team.

This Management Accounts Assistant role reports directly to the Financial Controller, who will be a brilliant mentor for a candidate who has ambitions to progress within a business. In terms of exposure, this role is heavily month end focused and, with support and training, will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to look after their own set of Management Accounts. This role would suit a candidate wanting to take a step up, who has a desire to learn and expand their base of knowledge and gain exposure to wider finance functions.

If you're an ambitious Assistant Accountant/Accounts Assistant wanting to take the next step in your career, I'd love to hear from you!

What will you be doing?

Management accounts production and support for allocated contracts.

Liaising with site teams and operational managers to gather information relevant to the reporting function.

Involvement in Monthly meetings with operational leaders to provide them with figures and details of how their work areas are performing against budgeted expectations.

Support with the delivery of high-quality regular reporting, analysis and insights to business, forecasts, budgets and business plans with no surprises.

Reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.

Intercompany Reconciliations.

Processing Expense payments.

Posting of centrally controlled costs (i.e., Fuel, EE, Recharges, Travel).

Raising of Sales Invoices in a timely manner.

Support the team in providing data analysis required through the annual statutory audit.

Other ad-hoc duties specified by Financial Controller.

Helping to drive continuous improvement through system processes and management information across the finance function.

Maintaining Group reporting deadlines and ensuring that group accounting dates are met.

Any other finance department work as required.What skills will you need?

Previous experience within a similar role.

Working towards a recognised accounting qualification (AAT or equivalent).

Strong IT knowledge, especially in Excel and accounting systems.

Attention to detail

Financial awareness

The ability to build relationships through effective communication.

A quick learner with the ability to retain and implement information and deliver the required outputs.What's on offer?

Study Support

Bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Westfield HealthPlease apply below, or for more information, contact Lawrie Bacon.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. xjnqpsq With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions

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