Management Accountant

Maternity Leave Contract For 12 Months (available to wait for 1 month notice candidates)

Brighton, East Sussex (parking available)

Salary £35,000-38,000pa depending on experience

A well-recognised organisation from an interesting and creative industry is presently looking for a Management Accountant to join their Brighton office. This individual will work as part of a medium sized team and report directly into the Financial Controller. They boast attractive offices with free parking and easy access to main train / bus routes.

The role is to cover a period of maternity leave and will last for a period of 12 months. There will be a handover period with the current job holder who is due to go on leave mid-May 2018. This is a unique and attractive industry and product that many candidate's will have an existing interest in.

Overview of duties:

• Lead the process for the preparation of the monthly management accounts and make sure all the postings to the P&L are correct.
• Review the monthly balance sheet reconciliations of all accounts.
• Report the reason for any variances.
• Completion of month end US GAAP checklist.
• Preparation of cashflow & information for corporate tax plans/returns (as well as VAT) as directed by the Financial Controller.
• Monitor cash levels on monthly basis.
• Review and check the monthly payroll.
• To send the income sheet to Head of Ops & FC weekly. To ensure that invoices are raised in a timely manner and invoices are chased to ensure prompt payment.
• Coding of company invoices in SAP for approval by FC.
• Ensure all journals relating to IP Revenue and report on any variances on a quarterly basis
• Assist the Financial Controller with the Quarterly Forecasts, Budgets and five year plans.
• Assist statutory accounts team with the annual statutory accounts process
• Prepare any ad hoc analysis as and when required and also look for process improvements.
• Updating the monthly board report.
• Assist the auditors with their queries on the accounts.

Please apply via website or contact Georgina at Harvey John Ltd for more information.