- Manage and assist with the development of one Accounts Assistant, ensuring their work is complete and accurate.
- Take full responsibility for the monthly management accounts for 2 business entities within the group including P&L with commentary and variance analysis.
- Prepare the monthly board pack, including performance analysis for the use by the Directors and SLT.
- Re-forecasting against original budget with supporting commentary.
- Balance sheet and cash-flow reconciliations.
- Fixed Asset register.
- Accrual and prepayment journals.
- Payroll calculations and journals.
- Oversee the weekly payment runs and ensure overdue debt is within target range.
- Debtor, creditor, cash, inter-company, VAT and stock reconciliations.
- Quarterly VAT return and monthly CIS return.
- Control all overhead spends with robust purchasing controls.
- Reporting to support with key business decisions, including dashboards across the business to aid with KPI reporting.
- Attend regular meetings with various departments to understand progress on monthly revenue forecasts and job cost management and completion to ensure targets are met.
- Assist with the annual audit process.
- Ad-hoc finance duties as required.
- Active ACCA/CIMA student on their final level and looking to complete to become qualified.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and vlookups.
- Experience with Sage would be beneficial.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workloads and achieve tight deadlines working in a high pressure environment
- Understanding of basic accounting principles, gained through experience or qualifications
- Able to work effectively as part of a high-performing team