Job description
Location: Ruislip
Sector: Construction
Salary: £40,000....£45,000
Management accounts and balance sheet accounting
- Preparation of monthly management accounts and balance sheets for several divisions within the Group.
- Monthly analysis of management accounts to budget and forecast so significant variances can be explained to budget holders, FC, FD, and other senior leaders.
- Work alongside MDs and other budget holders to prepare rolling monthly forecasts and explanations of significant movements.
- Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations for several divisions including analysis to explain significant movements or variances in the month.
- Ensure all control accounts are reconciled monthly and any balances can be explained clearly to the FC and FD.
- Monthly reviews of accounts and balance sheets with the FC and FD to ensure all schedules are complete and to an auditable standard each month.
- Work closely with budget holders and other commercial leaders to prepare any analysis as required, such as providing budget holders with cost breakdowns and answering any questions they may have on financial performance.
- Develop revenue and margin analysis at a client, project and job level to help budget holders manage their P&L’s and identify underperforming jobs.
- Develop monthly cost analysis to identify areas where improvements can be made and costs can be saved.
- Review the work of accountants and accounts assistants to ensure transactional processing is accurate each month.
- Work with the accountants and accounts assistants to ensure all income and costs are recognised in the correct period and any accruals/prepayments are recognised and accounted for correctly.
- Investigate any management accounts items in query to swift and accurate resolution.
- Assist in year-end audit procedures, including preparation of year-end audit schedules, obtaining supporting information related to auditor queries and answering audit questions as required.
- Review of year-end statutory adjustments to the general ledger and management accounts to statutory accounts reconciliation process.
- Review AP ledgers to ensure all suppliers are paid on-time to prevent accounts being blocked or put on hold.
- Management accountancy