Assistant Management Accountant (Temporary)

Alexander Daniels is recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant for a business based in the North Wolverhampton area. This role offers great exposure in a growing business, working closely with the Financial Controller you will gain invaluable experience. This is a temporary role, with the view to this being converted to a permanent position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review profit and loss accounts, calculating and posting accruals and prepayments as appropriate.
• Reconciliation of various balance sheet control accounts
• Prepare ad hoc reports and analysis for divisional and finance management
• Review sales and stock losses and investigate variances, all business units
• Review & reconcile sales tax for required declaration
• Support the budget generation and forecast submissions
• Processing and reconciling intercompany accounts
• Assist with the Audit process
• Provide support to the transactional team both Sales Ledger & Purchase Ledger.
• Establish and maintain relationships with business unit teams and third parties
• Completes required training and development objectives within the assigned time frame
• Role will require travel to other business sites to support operational & financial requirements

 
Essential requirements:

• Good standard of literacy and numerical skills
• Good IT Skills (particularly Microsoft Excel)
• Strong problem-solving &analytical skills with an eye for detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to deal with large volumes of data
• Ability to provide interpretation of accounts to non-finance staff, with the ability to talk to staff at all levels
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles
• Ability to deal with internal and external customers
• Receptive to change
• Pro-active and able to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively using email and telephone
• Compliance with the company values and required levels of the competency framework

 
The ideal candidate must have previous experience in a similar role and be working towards a professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA). A good level of Excel skills is also essential (VLOOKUP, PIVOTS). This role is predominantly office based with some flexibility.