Our client, a prestigious educational organisation based near Croydon, are recruiting a dynamic, proactive and well organised Management Accountant to join their successful Finance Team.

Your remit will be to deliver the efficient and effective preparation of management accounts monthly for the group along with supporting a range of financial activities. Previous experience in preparing management accounts with good IT proficiency is essential.

Main Duties and responsibilities:

• Prepare consolidated monthly management accounts for the group with variance analysis
• Intercompany and month-end reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and Balance Sheet
• Reconciliation of Fixed Asset Register
• Preparation and submission of periodic VAT returns including partial exemption calculations
• Major projects - Administer expenditure, intercompany billing and cash flow forecasts
• Review and approval of trip budgets with management of currency cards
• Budget and monthly reconciliation of non-fee income and expenditure
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets
• Support preparation of subsidiary accounts
• Assist with annual statutory audit
• Assist in development of financial reporting and processes
• Line management of Accounts Payable Assistant

Person Specification:

• Qualified, part-qualified or QBE Accountant
• Experience of preparing monthly trial balances and management accounts
• Experience of preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Analysing data and preparing clear spreadsheets
• Experience in completing VAT returns and Nationals Statistics returns
• Experience of maintaining a Fixed Asset Register
• Experience of working in the education sector would be a bonus but is not a pre-requisite

The role is full time and on-site.

Salary of -40,000 - -45,000 depending on experience.

If you have the relevant experience and are looking to challenge yourself with the next step in your career then contact me now to find out more.