Management Accountant

Management Accountant

£300 per day

Central London

My client is a multi-national management consultancy based in Central London. My client is looking for a Management Accountant for initially 6 months.

Duties include:

• Responsibility for the production of UK Advisory and UK Planning monthly management accounts, commentary and analysis.
• Working with Corporate heads to monitor corporate spend vs budget, and support in the production of quarterly and annual forecasts for the corporate divisions.
• Managing the working capital position of divisions, primarily through monthly WIP meetings and active financial management of larger projects.
• Managing the production of weekly cash-flow statements and forecasts for the following four weeks.
• To act as a trusted advisor to colleagues both within and outside of the finance team.
• Ensure Finance remains visible and integrated with the business, providing support and challenge to key stakeholders as and when required.
• Understanding the varying needs and contrasting levels of support required for the UK and Corporate divisions.
• Engage with and clearly explain financial analysis and performance to both finance and non-finance staff, including providing formal training to consultants.
• First point of contact for, and the first reviewer of work performed by, the team members in the UK Finance function.
• Consolidation of the group's results and preparation of the Statutory Accounts in line with UK GAAP accounting standards.
• Maintaining a strong internal control environment, ensuring all transactions are correctly accounted for and identifying opportunities for improvement in our systems.
• Taking responsibility for preparation of the monthly management accounts and corresponding commentary on performance and KPIs for the divisions and obtaining inputs from team members and the business on a timely basis in order to ensure that the month end process is efficient and delivered on time.

Requirements:

• Have experience in a similar finance function role, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent) with post qualification experience.
• Have excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Be able to effectively prioritise and meet deadlines.