Assistant Management Accountant

Amwins

  • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Our Cheltenham office is actively seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to be based within our Finance team. This is a hybrid role (2 days at home, 3 days in the office), reporting to the Expense and Tax Manager.Job DescriptionJob Title Assistant Management AccountantDepartment FinanceLocation CheltenhamWebsite www.amwinsglobalrisks.comAmwins Global RisksAt Amwins Global Risks, we succeed together. We’re not ‘just another London broker’ placing risks and signing contracts. We’re forging relationships that are built to last. With over 700 employees around the world and a global footprint across more than 150 countries, we’ve cemented our place as a top 10 contributor to Lloyd’s.Insurance is a relationship-based business, and achieving success means hiring the best talent in the industry. When you join us, we will encourage and support your professional and personal development as we invest in you and your learning to help you succeed and grow.We believe in a flat organisational structure that prizes expertise and relationships equally. We’ve built a workplace where talent, collaboration and inclusivity are valued, and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion helps cultivate an open, welcoming workplace where everyone who works with us can be themselves.IntroductionOpportunity for an ambitious Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team. This is an important role providing day-to-day expense and tax accounting support to the senior management accountant to ensure the achievement of individual, team and Company ambitious goals. Practically this will include posting journals especially around accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and deferred rent, producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, assisting preparing financial statements and accounts, preparing VAT returns and supporting other tax filings, intercompany analysis and process improvement and documentation.Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the preparation and posting of key monthly expense and tax based journals, including, but not limited to, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany, deferred rent and tax, all to support the production of the monthly management accounts.
  • Investigate month end variance analysis identified by the Expense and Tax Manager to support the monthly management accounts and commentary files provided to each cost centre.
  • Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation analysis for key Group balance sheet accounts.
  • Support preparation of the year end statutory accounts for the Group and consolidation entity in accordance with the current accounting standards, including posting any UK GAAP statutory journals requested by the Expense and Tax Manager.
  • Support the senior management accountant on the preparation of various tax files, including VAT, corporation tax and PSA.
  • Support the Expense and Tax Manager with documentation of all processes and controls in order to support the year end audit, including various process improvement initiatives.
  • Supporting other Finance teams within the Cheltenham office including Treasury and AP as and when needed.
  • Support the wider Finance team in completion of various group entity Financial Statements along with information requests from the US Central Finance team.
  • Individual projects/tasks designated by the Financial Controller and any other general admin/managerial duties as required.
Knowledge/Skills/Qualifications
  • Management account experience (essential)
  • Statutory accounts preparation experience (desired)
  • Ability to problem solve and come up with solutions in a changing environment
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others - strong interpersonal skills
  • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages and willingness to develop further.
  • Part-Qualified (ACA, ACCA,CIMA or equivalent) or AAT qualified and looking to study further.

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