Accountant
CMA Recruitment Group
- Basingstoke, Hampshire
- £35,000-42,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for overseeing the full month-end management accounts cycle.
- Managing cash flow for group accounts and investing excess liquidity appropriately, including multiple currency accounts.
- Overseeing the full Purchase Ledger cycle, processing all purchase invoices, reconciling discrepancies, and liaising with suppliers.
- Posting Accruals and Prepayments with the aim of providing a representative overview to managers and directors on a monthly and annual basis.
- Conduct bank reconciliations for multiple foreign currency accounts, credit cards, and holding accounts.
- Assist with departmental budgeting based on produced management accounts, working with managers to optimize performance in a data-led approach.
- Handle staff expenses and make supplier payments, including overseas transactions.
- Oversees the CIS scheme and assists employees with Sage 200 and finance queries.
- Monthly balance sheet reconciliation
- Monthly journals, correcting nominal entries as required.
- Produce detailed monthly management accounts, including overheads analysis and departmental performance. Advise directors on anomalies, discrepancies, and provide recommendations and forecasts.
- Liaise with external accountants for year-end processes.
- Provide guidance to directors on finance and tax matters.
- Submission of the quarterly VAT returns.
- Manage the various company pensions and ensure compliance.
- Minimum 3 years of accounts experience in a business/industry setting
- Sage 200 experience highly desirable
- AAT qualified, CIMA/ACCA part qualified or qualified by experience
- On site Parking
- Study support
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Generous Christmas period policy
- Casual dress code and work environment
- Pension contributions