Assistant Management Accountant
Are you a part qualified Accountant looking for your next role? If so, our Investment and Property Management team are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join them!
This role will work alongside a large team of finance professionals in our Head Office in Cambridge. Ideally, successful applicants will be ACCA/CIMA part qualified, AAT Level 4 qualified or qualified by experience. We're looking for someone with experience of month end processes, reporting, VAT, accruals and prepayments as well as good client management skills.
The Investment and Property Management team provides accounting services for clients whose assets are managed by the wider IPM Team. The client Accounting Team collects around £125millon of rent per annum and £10million of service charge per annum, working for approximately 50 clients. These clients include Trinity College and some major Science Parks which come with their own array of exciting customers!
The main focus of the role is to operate within the IPM Accounts Team and provide timely and accurate month end reporting for our clients, reconciliation of service charge accounts in line with the RICS code of practice and preparation of year end accounts to ETB stage including the posting and calculation of prepayments and accruals.
What you’ll be doing:
• Produce monthly management accounts and reporting packs for clients and other ad hoc financial reports and analysis
• Service charge reconciliations including production of reconciliation packs
• Preparation of year-end audit packs to ETB stage including month end journals to include; accruals, prepayments, deferred income, rent free periods
• Dealing with audit queries
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Calculating and processing property-specific recharges
• Monthly and Quarterly VAT and CIS returns
• KPI reporting
• Production of corporate payment requests
About you:
• ACCA/CIMA part qualified or AAT level 4 qualified. Qualified by experience will be considered for the role
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, in particular advanced data manipulation skills within Excel
• Ability to work in a team and to deadlines
• Experience of month end processes
• Experience in the Property sector is advantageous but not essential
Why Bidwells?
We’re a different kind of business. Whilst we’re a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen.
What’s in it for you
Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with generous salary and group bonus scheme
Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, up to 11 additional wellness days per year, private medical cover, paid sabbaticals, lifestyle discounts and perks
Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities with paid professional memberships
Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends
Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you
Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief. Flexible working requests are considered from day one.
Location: Cambridge
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: Competitive
You may also have experience in the following: AAT, Qualified Accountant, Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant, Finance Manager, Corporate Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Financial Controller, Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant, etc.
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