Trainee Management Accountant
2 weeks ago
Job Advert
**Trainee Management Accountant**
**Location**: London, hybrid
**Salary**: Competitive + Benefits
**Role type**: Permanent
**Hours**: 35 hours
**Purpose of the Job**:
To support the Finance Manager in his role to provide accurate Management Information through an environment of strong financial control and accurate underlying financial data, including:
- Working with Fin Ops team to ensure robust P2P process is in place
- Supporting the monthly management accounts, quarterly forecasting and annual budget process
- Provision of variance analysis relating to revenue, overheads and capital expenditures
- Systems maintenance and administration
- Some Business partnering individual departments to help them achieve their financial targets
- Working with the MDU Financial Controller to ensure robust financial controls are in place
The job holder will demonstrate a keen attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
**Key Activities/Accountabilities**
For the first 6-12 months the successful applicant will be expected to learn all aspects of Finance starting with financial operations with activities/responsibilities listed below.
**Financial Operations**
- Continuous review and improvement of Fin Ops financial control environment
- Support the effective Purchase to Pay process including BACS compliance
- Support the accuracy of all underlying financial data through effective controls and process management
- Daily / weekly / monthly cash management and balance sheet reconciliations
Alongside this the successful applicant will learn the key aspects of Management Accounts and Stakeholder Management with the below being the long-term core activities/responsibilities
**Management Accounts**
- Support the production of monthly Group and subsidiary management accounts and all Board packs as required
- Support / maintain and review the month end timetable ensuring that deadlines are met
- Provide clear overhead variance analysis, driving for brevity and relevance
**Budgeting and Budget holder reporting and support**
- Support the production of the quarterly forecasting and annual budgets, working closely with budget-holders;
- Produce accurate balance sheet and cash flow forecasts and budgets;
- Provide support at the quarterly review meetings with budget holders to ensure they meet their financial budgets and help MDU achieve its overall cost saving targets
- Effective Business Partnering - Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, ensuring all parties are adequately informed of relevant financial information
**Other**
- Completion of Office for National Statistics returns as required
- SAGE X3 and Sage Enterprise Intelligence system administration
**Qualifications & Experience**
- Recent graduate with 2:1 degree or above in accounting / finance related degree.
- Keen to study towards a professional accountancy qualification - preferably CIMA. Must be able to readily demonstrate a commitment to qualifying
- Ability to use a range of PC packages and software; must have at least intermediate level excel skills
**Key Outputs/Performance Measures**
- Underlying financial records are accurate and ensure clean Audit opinion
- Reporting timetables for the management accounts are met
- Reporting timetables for the budget and forecast process are met
- Budget-holder and project reporting timetables are met
- Management Information & reports are prepared to a high level of accuracy and quality
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