Management Accountant | Harrogate/Leeds | £50k - £55k | Hybrid 2-3 Days in Office | Financial Services Purpose of the RoleMy client has an exciting new hybrid opportunity to join their Finance team reporting to their Senior Finance Manager. You will undertake the preparation of monthly management accounts, consisting of the profit and loss and balance sheets in addition to the preparation of information for statutory accounts, recording of fixed assets, project tracking and payroll in line with the Group financial control framework and Group reporting timetable.What you will doThis is an overview and not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Collaborating with your Line Manager, you will develop your own objectives but focus on all of the following and more:
1. Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss account, balance sheet and supporting commentary.
2. Prepare monthly KPIs which support and compliment the management accounts.
3. Post and oversee the review and approval of journal entries as well as those journals that do not meet the predefined acceptance criteria, communicating any reason for rejection.
4. Monthly preparation and management of the accruals and prepayments schedule and ensuring all accrued income is signed-off appropriately with supporting back-up.
5. Be responsible for understanding and validating all aspects of the profit and loss account, explaining to st...