Management Accountant

Summary: The role of Management Accountant involves supporting clients' finance teams through various transactional accounting tasks. Key responsibilities include managing financial transactions, ensuring compliance with VAT regulations, and assisting with audit preparations. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting knowledge and experience, particularly in management accounting. This position requires attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately record and process sales, purchases, receipts, payments, journals, and expenses.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations and manage petty cash, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies.
• Oversee supplier and customer accounts, process invoices, manage payment cycles, and support credit control.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns in line with HMRC regulations.
• Assist with audit preparation, including documentation collation and responding to auditor queries.
• Ensure adherence to UK accounting standards and financial regulations.
• Support month-end reporting and assist with financial analysis and forecasting.
• Contribute to finance-related projects and process improvements.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally within a management accounting function.
• Strong understanding of UK financial regulations, VAT, and intercompany transactions.
• Proficient in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and communication abilities.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Salary (Rate): £45,000 yearly

City: Woking

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Always recruiting for experienced candidates looking for interim/temporary work

We are seeking a proactive and detail-driven Transactional Management Accountants to support our clients' finance teams.

Key Responsibilities usually include:

• Intercompany & Financial Transactions: Accurately record and process sales, purchases, receipts, payments, journals, and expenses.
• Bank & Cash Management: Perform regular bank reconciliations and manage petty cash, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies.
• Accounts Payable & Receivable: Oversee supplier and customer accounts, process invoices, manage payment cycles, and support credit control.
• VAT Compliance: Prepare and submit VAT returns in line with HMRC regulations.
• Audit Support: Assist with audit preparation, including documentation collation and responding to auditor queries.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to UK accounting standards and financial regulations.
• Reporting & Analysis: Support month-end reporting and assist with financial analysis and forecasting.
• Project Involvement: Contribute to finance-related projects and process improvements.

Candidate Profile:

• Experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally within a management accounting function.
• Strong understanding of UK financial regulations, VAT, and intercompany transactions.
• Proficient in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and communication abilities.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team.