Job description

Management Accountant Part time - 25 hours

About Our Client:
Founded in 1780 our client is a well trusted & respected quantity surveying firm that have traded as an independently private owned practice for over 240 years

Purpose and Scope of Role:
To undertake all allocated duties competently to support the smooth running of the Accounts department, providing cover and support for colleagues where required.

Main Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities of your role include, but are not limited to:

Task Specific/Technical

• The delivery of high-quality transactional management accounting, including but not limited to:
• Reconciling the time recording system to ensure all time has been entered on a weekly and monthly basis
• Estimating/forecasting monthly results
• Reconciling revenue against time recording system, ensuring all billable hours have been invoiced and investigating any discrepancies
• Calculating accruals and prepayments (income and expenses)
• Driving the reporting cycle forward to meet agreed deadlines
• Preparation of monthly management accounts for the Managing Board
• Producing high quality written Finance Reports to go alongside monthly management accounts
• Tracking budgets and reporting on variances
• Providing accurate and timely management information (MI) as required, ensuring business performance is appropriately summarised.
• Undertaking regular financial business analysis as required by the Finance Manager or the Managing Board.
• Providing informative and right first-time reports on either a routine or ad-hoc basis.
• To undertake regular and ad-hoc reconciliations of all finance related information.
• Maintain Project Ledger for accurate Project Accounting and Project Profitability Reporting
• Consistently applying robust internal controls and procedures to ensure companies ongoing compliance with both statutory and its own reporting requirements.
• Maintain appropriate records and audit trails to ensure your own area of responsibility is covered during absences.
• Maintaining the highest level of confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.

Education/Qualifications:
A formal accounting qualification (such as, CIMA or ACCA or equivalent).

Additional Skills or Experience:

• Extensive knowledge of accounting protocols and software as appropriate for the role.
• Demonstrable accounting experience gained within a similar role.
• Excellent Excel Skills
• Experience with Crystal Reports or similar software is desirable
• Knowledge of Project Accounting

Person Specification:

• Team working skills with the ability to collaborate effectively within the team and across the wider business.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills - with the ability to contribute effectively both orally and written.
• Sound organisational skills - with the ability to manage competing priorities to meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible in approach in order to meet the needs of the business.
• Adaptable - able to positively overcome or adjust to changes in your role. A willingness to adopt new methods or techniques.

Location: Maidstone - ME15
Hours: 25 hours a week (Hybrid working policy on offer)
Benefits: £30,000 salary (45k full time equivalent), company benefits

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £30,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 25 per week - Can be made up across various days of the week