Halliday Marx have exclusively partnered with a small financial services firm to hire an Assistant Management Accountant on a permanent basis. This role is fully office based in the city. Responsibilities Monthly balance sheet reconciliations & investigation of variances. Responsible for accurate & timely completion of the month end close. Monthly journals: prepayments & accruals, loan apportionment, intercompany recharges, depreciation & amortisation, etc. Monthly bank reconciliations. Daily posting of bank transactions to GL. Manage Group fixed asset registers. Group consolidated balance sheet analysis. Preparation of monthly management accounts for Group Companies. Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and supporting documentation. Assist in collation of supporting documents for audit Management of employee expenses process (oversee claims, obtain approvals, etc) Preparation of monthly payroll & pension contributions. Weekly review of company card transactions, confirm approvals, flag unauthorised transactions. Management of AP process (post invoices, obtain invoice approvals, resolve billing queries/disputes, etc). Weekly Group pay runs for AP & employee expenses. Organise all payments and obtain timely authorisation from relevant bank approvers. Support Senior Accountant & CFO by providing accurate adhoc analysis/reports Submission of Group confirmation statements Other ad hoc: sales invoices, financial administration, P&L/BS analysis, etc. Requirements Happy to work 5 days a week in the office with the other legends 2 years experience within accounting Professional exposure to both the p&l and balance sheet Very capable with accruals, prepayments & journals