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SalaryThe Assistant Management Accountant has primary responsibility for performing a variety of activities to support the Financial Controller in the accurate and timely production of financial statements and reports. They will also provide support to the Accounting department, Business Managers and Managing Director.
Job Responsibilities
Month End:
- Produce monthly financial statements for submission to head office within agreed reporting deadlines.
- Conduct month end and year end processes in line with schedule.
- Prepare schedule and process journals for monthly accruals and prepayments for material value
- Prepare commentary on monthly financials against budgets.
Reporting:
- Reconcile key Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss accounts in line with schedule.
- Assist with production and monitoring of business KPIs.
- Meet with Finance Managers, Managing Director, and Product Group Managers to present and review
- Meet with Executive Management to present and review the monthly business results.
- Assist the Financial Controller in the production of annual budgets, producing forecast schedules and
- Production of informative analysis and reporting of labour productivity and cost absorption along with
- Assist with annual financial audits.
- Produce ad hoc reports as required to support the business.
Other:
- Work with Zeeco global accounting teams to implement, streamline and improve intercompany
- Support the development and implementation of accounting software and business reporting tools,
accounting team and business operations, including process development and report designing.
- Support the Financial Controller and provide cover during periods of absence.
- Review accounting processes to identify inefficiencies and adapt accordingly.
Experience & Competencies
- Accounting qualification, e.g., AAT, or degree in Finance
- Studying towards accounting qualification, preferably CIMA or ACCA
- Minimum 2 years' experience within a similar role
- Broad understanding of accounting transactions and procedures
- Basic understanding of UK and international VAT is desirable.
- Previous experience using Sage is desirable.
- IT literate (Microsoft Office), with excellent Excel skills.
- Good communicator - verbal and written, particularly with non-accounting employees in other
- Confident and assertive, with the ability to use initiative and make decisions autonomously
- Ability to prioritise and to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Resourceful, good problem-solving skills, attention to detail and highly dependable.
- Good organisation, time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Flexible and able to manage unexpected situations.
- Good team-player
- Committed to continuous improvement.
- Must live within 1 hour commute to the office and be able to drive.
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