accountant Waltham Abbey, England
Job description
The purpose of the role is to prepare the management accounts and generally oversee the accounting for two of our Joint Ventures, Fusion Steel Framing Limited and Volumetric Modular Limited. Whilst this role is based at Head office, this will require regular working in Northampton and Shrewsbury where the businesses are based, as well as liaising with and supporting the MD of each business.
Fusion Steel Framing Limited is a leader in the Light Gauge Steel Framing industry and Volumetric Modular Limited is a specialist manufacturer of award-winning modular accommodation.
This is an excellent time to join the company and become a key influencer in business strategy, financial planning, regulatory procedures and compliance.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Produce monthly management accounts for both Joint Ventures.
- Assist the Group Financial Controller and JV finance staff in managing the year end audit process and liaise with auditors as required.
- Management of budget and forecasting models including long term cash forecasting.
- Effective management of working capital and liquidity including regular updates to the short term cashflow forecast model.
- Fully understand site/project revenues, profits and cashflows and ensure that these are accurately reflected in the short term cash forecast and budgeting models and also ensure the appropriate level of turnover and profit is reflected for each site in the monthly management accounts.
- Ensure all regular accounting tasks are completed on a timely basis such as sales invoices raised, purchase ledger posted and reconciled, cashbooks posted, banks reconciled, aged debtors/creditors reviewed and action taken where appropriate.
- Fully understand the process for accounting for stock and ensure that stock is fully reconciled and accounted for correctly at each month end.
- Ensure that all balance sheet codes are fully reconciled and all balances understood on a monthly basis.
- Using financial analysis and modelling to provide financial insight to the Directors’ in order to drive the performance of the business.
- Ad hoc reporting on an accurate and timely basis.
Qualifications
- ACCA, CIMA, Part Qualified or QBE
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced level)
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Pegasus CIS/Opera and Xero accounting system knowledge would be desirable.
Experience
- Worked within the construction or manufacturing sector.
- 5 years of Finance management experience.
- Experience with calculation and recognition of contract revenues, profits and cashflows.
- Able to work against tight timescales and plan workloads in order to meet deadlines.
