Junior Management Accountant

Lewes (parking available)

£35,000 - 40,000pa (study support available if desired)

We’re working with a highly successful and fast-paced international business on a new opportunity for a Junior Management Accountant to join their finance team in a broad, high involvement role. This is a newly created position, reporting directly to the Financial Controller and Finance Manager. This is a very exciting prospect for a Senior Finance Assistant / Assistant Accountant looking for that next step and a role with senior responsibilities and progression prospects.

You will be a dynamic, career-focused individual with drive and commitment who is looking to prove yourself to your next employer. Ideally you will be AAT qualified / final stages or already studying towards ACCA / CIMA. You will have a keen analytical mind, good IT skills, and be a good communicator, able to liaise effectively with stakeholders across the business and advise where necessary.

Our client boasts attractive offices with free parking and a walkable distance to mainline train stations. The business invests heavily in their staff creating a positive culture across the business. They work hard but support each other and are exceptionally friendly and welcoming - you really couldn’t work with a nicer bunch of individuals!

Role overview:

Management Accounts: preparation of expense accruals, prepayments, CAPEX to support accounts preparation. Assistance with final management accounts preparation
Updating and monitoring budget holder spend for preparation of management accounts narrative
Department spend vs budget analysis
Sales and COS Analysis
Open purchase order/open sales order analysis
Intercompany invoicing and review as per group financial calendar, Group reporting, Group accounting activities, ESG/CSRD reporting
Compliance related tasks- customer screening and other tasks for group finance area
Assistance with Financial External Audit - Quarterly / Year End
VAT Return
ONS reporting
Becoming Super user of new ERP system including training, testing, cleansing system data, improving functions for accurate and efficient use
Credit limit review as per sales forecast
Cover and support Finance Assistant with: customer queries, sales ledger invoicing, aged debtors, bank, aged creditors, purchase ledger invoicing, supplier queries, supplier/customer data maintenance and cleansing

Please apply via website or contact Georgina at Harvey John for more information.