Assistant Management Accountant

Location

Shoreham By Sea, West Sussex | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant

Salary: Up to £32,000

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea (Hybrid 3 days a week in office)

Established in 2003, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading independent providers of essential business technology.

This is your opportunity to join a vibrant finance team, responsible for the provision of financial data across one of our key regions.

The Assistant Management Accountant supports the Finance Manager, Management Accountants and Head of Financial Reporting with the production and analysis of accurate and timely financial data. This support both the production or the monthly management accounts and annual financial statements for the Group, with the role also working on ad-hoc projects and process improvement.

Essential Skills

• Understanding of management accounts and basic financial principles.
• Self-starter, pro-active and the ability to prioritise tasks to deliver deadlines and to be able to work under pressure.
• Analytical mindset, ability to work through complexity.
• Intermediate Excel skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience of Sage 50 and Sage 200 accounting systems
• Experience in working with large volumes of data and different systems.
• Holds or studying towards an accounting qualification.

Principal Responsibilities/Duties

• Perform key role in the production of the Group management accounts by owning distinct processes, maintenance of reporting and key reconciliations to ensure the accurate production of the management accounts for the Group
• This key role will focus on the preparation of Focus Central Management Accounts for the group and work closely with the Focus Central Management Accountant.
• Analysis of Focus Central margins to understand variances to budget and forecast.
• Analysis of Focus Central overheads, with clear notes on actual numbers and variances against budget and flash. Work with Management Accountant & Finance Manager and key business contacts as required.
• Set up and update the Focus Central balance sheet account monthly reconciliations and ensure all control accounts agree to the TB. Identify, investigate, and resolve issues as they arise.
• Ad-hoc management reporting including preparation of board slides and preparing meeting minutes monthly.
• Support for the on-going implementation and development of reporting tools and systems.

Benefits

At Focus Group you can be proud of what you do, how you do it and feel a true part of the team. We work hard to create an inclusive, collaborative and rewarding environment where you are inspired to achieve brilliant things and really make a difference to the future of our business.

We’re proud to have built an outstanding place to work where people thrive and are recognised for their achievements. We’re delighted to have been named one of the UK’s best 100 Companies to Work for 2021 and a British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) 2023 Vision Award Winner for London & South East for our commitment to culture and ESG.

We welcome all applications and if you struggle to apply online, please contact us for a chat, or email us directly. We can make any reasonable adjustments to the working environment to ensure all employees are included and can work safely in our offices.

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Salary

£32k per annum