Purpose Summary

The Management Accountant is responsible for monthly management accounts, cost management, financial analysis of companies’ financial reports and ensuring with the finance team that the data is processed accurately and in a timely manner to ensure reporting is real time.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications


Essential Skills

ACCA/ACA qualified with post qualification experience

Experience of producing monthly management accounts and annual financial accounts

Experience of managing accounts against budgets and reporting on variances

Experience of accounts payable, bank reconciliations and ledgers in a multi-company environment required.

Experience of preparing accounting schedules and journals.

Excellent numerical and analytical skills

Proficient use of the most common Microsoft applications including Advanced knowledge of Excel to analyse and manage data (ability to use functions such as Sum-Ifs, V-Look ups, macros and pivot tables is essential)

Competencies Required

A high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Dynamic personality with the ability to influence and motivate others

Inquisitive problem solving mind with the ability to synthesise information, analyse problems and recommend solutions

Ability to collate, analyse and present information and to work with people

Comfortable working under pressure and to deadlines

Good team working, communication skills and interpersonal skills

Ability to collate, analyse and present information and to work with people

Experience of working with corporate finance systems

Highly energised and motivated with the drive, enthusiasm and ability to manage and co-ordinate multiple activities

Resilient and able to work well under pressure in a fast paced and dynamic organisation

Positive work ethic with a high level of motivation and enthusiasm to succeed and the ability and drive to execute goals

Results driven with good business judgement

Good activity / task management skills, planning and organisational skills with good attention to detail with the ability to manage timescales and work to tight deadlines

Good general administration, planning and organising and time management skills

Good team working skills with the ability to work in an Agile environment, communication skills, telephone manner and technique and interpersonal skills

Excellent customer service orientation (internal and external), with focus on customer experience

Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with others and form mutually beneficial business relationships

Willingness to continuously develop own knowledge and skills and share knowledge with colleagues for the benefit of others and the organisation



Principal Responsibilities

· To be responsible for the timely production of monthly management accounts with specific responsibility for all cost management

· To assist the team with the monthly accounting of revenue relating to 5 business units / entities, including the related deferrals and ensuring accuracy and timeliness in revenue recognition for completion of the accounts each month

· To be responsible for Cash flow reporting and management, ensuring timely and accurate completion

· To advise and assist the Business Unit Executives with understanding their company’s financial reports, budgets, KPI’s and to assist in developing and enhancing this information so that it is easily understood and consumed

· To be responsible for monthly accounting of operating expenses including accruals, prepayments, fixed asset depreciation and intercompany charges relating to 6 business units / entities to ensure accuracy and timeliness in completion of the accounts each month and to ensure that information is processed efficiently to provide real time reporting

· To assist finance team in managing audits and company financial statutory requirements including financial analysis of data to support the senior Executive team

· To be responsible for managing the production of data for monthly reporting ensuring that reporting is real time as far as possible. To be hands on where necessary with the production and integrity of data for real time reporting

· To be responsible for the monthly balance sheet reconciliations including fixed assets, debtors, intercompany, accruals and prepaids as part of monthly reporting requirements

· To be responsible for cash management on expenditure for all business units with hands on processing with team as required

· To provide ongoing assistance with forecasting and budgeting

· To identify opportunities to improve processes to maximise efficiency and accuracy and reduce risk to the business

· To ensure that all processes are documented and stored centrally to improve company knowledge base and ensure that cover can be provided for role

Reporting

Business Unit: Customer Experience

Team: Finance - Accounting

Location: Bourne End



Key Interfaces

Dealing with both internal and external customers, including auditors, Senior Executive Business Unit Owners, suppliers and bankers as well as Causeway colleagues.



Dimensions / Budgets

The finance team consists of approximately 15 staff. Company turnover £22m. 6 Business Units. The team deals with all finance activities, sales invoices and orders, including Annual Licence Fees (ALF), Initial Licence Fees (ILF) and Professional Services (PS) invoices, purchase invoices, journals, bank receipts and payments, expense claims, payroll, accounting ledgers etc for the business units and the whole company.
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