Summary: The role of Management Accountant involves preparing and submitting management accounts, conducting financial analysis, and collaborating with auditors within a medium-sized business in Leicestershire. This position is a 6-9 month fixed-term contract, reporting directly to the Financial Controller and contributing to financial controls and procedures. The candidate will also assist in payroll data management and act as a deputy for the Financial Controller as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing and submitting monthly management accounts for review by the Board of Directors.
• Conducting in-depth analysis of financial data and presenting insights to the management team.
• Collaborating with external auditors to facilitate the preparation of annual statutory accounts.
• Gathering and submitting weekly and monthly payroll data to the third-party payroll provider.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of financial controls and procedures.
• Maintaining and reconciling the balance sheet, including managing fixed asset registers.
• Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns, annual P11Ds, and PSA returns to HMRC.
• Assisting with the development of monthly cost centre reviews.
• Acting as a deputy for the Financial Controller as needed.

Key Skills:

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA Part Qualified or QBE.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of recent experience in a similar role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and formulas.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work efficiently to deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills.

Salary (Rate): 45000

City: Leicester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: fixed-term

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance