bookkeeper London, England
Job description
City of London (Hybrid)
£30,000 - £40,000 (DOE)
Our client is a business advisory and accountancy group that combines the power of more than 100 firms from across the UK and Ireland. Their diverse team of over 1600 advisors benefit from an enviable bank of experience and resources, enabling them to inspire our clients to overcome challenges and achieve their business and personal goals.
Their reputation is built on innovative thinking delivered by industry-leading professionals with decades of experience, specialism, and achievement.
The role of Management Accountant is an essential one, working closely with Hub Finance Controller, you will play a key role in delivering timely and accurate financial information against an agreed Group monthly timetable, as well as assisting with the development of accounting practices within the Hub and helping with Hub level projects
Management Accounts
Continue to develop the internal reporting framework to deliver the business needs.
Actively encouraged to enhance and develop new working methods and processes for Management accounts reporting.
Liaising with the existing administrative and support team to ensure finance tasks are run at optimum level whilst meeting monthly deadlines.
Undertake VAT returns for all assigned offices in accord with statutory deadlines.
Provide and confirm monthly intercompany balances for confirmation with other intercompany partners.
Timely production and maintenance of regional offices working paper reconciliations for month end.
Prepare monthly journal entries including accruals and prepayments.
Ownership of the fixed assets register.
Review of P&L to ensure compliance with group finance policy including variance commentary.
Review of balance sheets to ensure compliance with group finance policies, including regular review of key balance sheet reconciliations as set out by Group finance.
Uploading all supporting documentation to Xero Working Paper Pack within Group deadline.
Support, where possible, staff cover arrangements for the management accounts team.
Ensure all statutory payments (Corporation Tax, PAYE & VAT) are made in a timely manner.
Statutory Audit
To provide all ad-hoc analysis required by the external auditors.
To support the Financial Controller in chasing and reviewing audit deliverables.
Working Capital
Update of bank reconciliation on a weekly basis where required.
Preparation of weekly debtor receipts listing.
Preparation of weekly cashflow forecast for ROs and hub.
Other
Provide monthly receivables and payables ledger summaries for each office you act for.
Act as the finance contact for dealing with internal and external finance queries relating to the offices you oversee.
Ensuring all National Statistics reports are completed and filed on time.
Ad-hoc reviews of Overheads
Work with the Hub Finance Controller to design and implement appropriate controls and systems to ensure firms financial reporting is in line with Group requirements.
Assistance with Hub quarterly forecasting and budgeting when required.
Support completion of Expected Credit loss calculations.
Person Requirements
AAT qualified desirable.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills.
Intermediate Excel user.
Good analytical skills.
Knowledge of IFRS desirable.
Experience of using Xero desirable.
Please apply now to this immediately available opportunity with a firm of choice in the heart of the City of London.
This role is advertised by Lewis Hutchinson, Butler Rose (AGY). 01582 529321, [email protected].
Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
