24 Oct
Robert Half
City of London
Job description
Management Accountant
Location : Central London
My client is a private equity-backed firm, owns and operates an esteemed group of private schools across the globe. They are dedicated to delivering excellence in education and uphold a strong commitment to fostering growth and innovation in educational practices.
They are currently seeking a detail-oriented and professional Management Accountant. The successful candidate will manage their financial operations, provide accurate budgetary information, and offer beneficial financial advice to support key decisions.
Responsibilities :
- Support production of monthly P&L; for several multi-national legal entities, including posting journals
- Support preparation of monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
- Preparation of the accruals, prepayments and amortisation journals to be posted during month end
- Analysis of monthly P&L; (actual vs budget / forecast)
- Assist with production of monthly and ad hoc reporting pack(s)
- Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting process
- Seek opportunities to enhance, innovate and improve existing processes and controls
- Preparation of files and assistance on annual audit.
- Assist with quarterly VAT reporting and other tax filings
- General accounting system and data maintenance.
- Support to Management Accountants and Financial Controller
- Undertakes other tasks commensurate with the role and position which may reasonably be requested
- Help with AP and bank reconciliations when people are on annual leave
Additional requirements :
- Attentive to detail
- Good Communication skills both with your team and managers
- Strong time management and prioritisation skills
- Team player; able to work effectively as part of dynamic, global and virtual teams
- Prompt feedback and action on all correspondence
- Intermediate Excel (Pivot tables & VLOOKUPS)
- JD Edwards Knowledge would be a distinct advantage
- Studying Accounting qualification preferred (AAT, ACCA, CIMA)
- Good understanding of the accounting process up to trial balance
- Multi-currency and Multi-entity experience
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Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.
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▶️ Management Accountant - Partially Qualified
🖊️ Robert Half
📍 City of London