Interim Management Accountant

• Preparing monthly management accountants
• Contribute to the annual budgeting and forecasting

Client Details

My client is an industry leader in the property and construction sector.

Description

· Manage the consolidated monthly close process, ensuring a clean close of all sub-ledgers, interfaces, and accounting judgements, with the general ledger closed by WD3.

· Prepare and Process month end journals

· Preparation of monthly management reporting for the BU. Include commentary which explains both YTD and full year

forecast variances from budget (or forecast), for review by the FM and FD and incorporation in the monthly BUMT Board

Report. The analysis will reflect operational understanding.

· Prepare and Review balance sheet reconciliations, including entries and accounts managed by central teams (e.g. payroll

accounting), ensuring that items are correctly analysed and any accounting anomalies are cleared on a timely basis.

Highlight issues to the FM during review

· Account, forecast and report on cost excesses/ savings

· NGP Joint venture - Responsible for the production of management accounts and statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, recharges, and preparation of board reporting for the JV.

· Liaise with all external and internal agencies on VAT/Tax and companies house returns.

· Liaise with the commercial team to account for excess and savings.

· Contribute to the annual budgeting and planning process

· Explanation and demonstration of the key budget outputs across BU departments, often to a non-financial audience.

· Ensure Finance Manual procedures are complied with and timely dispensation sought where appropriate.

· Support Finance Manager with the external and internal audit processes, as well as statutory account preparation as required

· Engage with the BU teams to ensure TW Group financial policy and statutory requirements are met and complied with throughout the BU

·Support Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in preparation of financial information in an efficient and timely manner

· Positively contribute to the Finance Leadership team to manage, guide and motivate the Finance team

·Provide cover for direct report and peers as required

· Other Ad hoc projects, processes and procedures as required.

Profile

• Qualified Accountant
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• Good knowledge of complex ERP systems
• Communicate well

Job Offer

• £325-£350 a day (Inside)
• 6-9 month contract