Our client is an internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom patent, trademark and design attorneys. Their experienced team of over 100 IP professionals based in London, Cambridge, Munich and The Hague includes specialists in a wide range of technical disciplines.
They are now looking for an experienced Management Accountant, this is a hands on role and is responsible for assisting the Finance Manager (FM) and the other Management Accountant (MA) in all aspects of the monthly accounting needs for the business from Compiling and reconciling the balance sheets through to invoice processing if needed of double entry book-keeping, with an excellent eye for detail.
- To generally Assist/cover the FM & MA in the day to day running of the finance team at the transactional level.
- Assist/cover in the Preparation of monthly management accounts and relevant supporting reconciliations in accordance with the agreed deadlines.
- Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts in accordance to the agreed timetables.
- Assist/cover The AP clerk by coding & processing invoices if needed.
- Assist/cover The AP clerk with the weekly Payment run as required.
- Assist/cover in the preparation of monthly group reporting packs.
- Assist/cover in the preparation of the government statistics returns.
- Prepayments and accruals for the monthly accounting process.
- Assist/cover in the development of financial reporting and developing the junior members of the team.
- Assist/cover FM where appropriate in the development projects.
Candidate Profile
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Five years management accounts experience.
- Experience of using accounting software (ideally with some exposure to Sun Accounts).
- Experience of HMRC on-line VAT filing
- Ability to work with limited supervision.
- Capable of dealing with general problems or queries where appropriate.
- Accountancy qualification.
- Educated to A-level standard (or equivalent), with GCSE grades A-C in English & Maths (or equivalent)
- Change management experience.
- A good understanding of on-line banking platforms
- Experience of co-ordinating a team.
- Experience of working in a multi-currency environment.
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