Financial Accountant

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Full time
Location: Milton Keynes
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Category:
We have an opportunity for a Financial Accountant (reporting to the Financial Controller) to join our central finance team in our Milton Keynes office. This is a newly created role due to the growth of the firm and you will join our friendly and established finance team, playing a key part in the provision of a quality service to internal and external customers. You will provide financial and management information as well as highlight areas of control weakness or inefficiencies, investigate solutions which are practicable and implement the best solution.

Who we are

At MHA, we work with a wide variety of clients across multiple industries and really get to grips with the inner workings of a company. This in-depth understanding allows us to offer new ways to help businesses fulfil their commercial potential.

Our culture is one of innovation and growth. We’re keen to help businesses succeed and recognise that doing so will require creativity, individuality and flair. At MHA we want to uncover your potential. We nurture teams of talented individuals, enabling them to rise to new challenges.

Your current qualifications and skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or qualified by experience.

Ability to drive things forward as well as working as part of a team.

Proactive attitude – constantly looking for efficiencies, and ways to implement.

IT literate - Excel, Word and SAP (although SAP not essential).

Ability to prioritise own workload to ensure that all deadlines are met.

Ability to think “outside of the box”.

Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff across the group companies.

Main Responsibilities

Daily/monthly bank reconciliations.

Closing of CCH for month end including chasing of timesheets during month.

Preparation and send out of monthly VPM breach reports to staff partners and HR managers.

Raising credit notes on the CCH.

Provide cover for the utilisation report.

Month end reporting including posting of all journals and account reconciliations.

Quarterly VAT returns.

BACS payment run reviews.

Contact with the firm’s bank, including the completion of forms necessary for signature authorisations, set up of accounts, etc.

Maintenance of Lloyds Commercial Banking Online and other banks.

Monthly intercompany invoicing and reconciliations.

Collation of monthly WIP and debtor provisions from RPPs.

Preparation of overall management accounts including source documentation.

Fixed asset ledger maintenance, ensuring all relevant forms completed and authorised.

Companies House forms and filings.

Aid in the preparation of company budgets and Group consolidation.

Dealing with SAP Concur and TMC queries.

Creation of process notes for all elements of job.

Liaison with other members of the department to ensure all necessary information is communicated to those that will be impacted.

Preparation of year end schedules and liaison with auditors.

Dealing with Insurance queries.

Provide cover for other Financial Accountants, especially, month end journals & reconciliations, CCH credit notes and VAT returns.

Production of ONS statistics by given deadlines.

Inputting of T10’s in CCH.

Liaising with HR in maintaining Staff Loans records.

Ad hoc projects where necessary.

Problems and Issues

Numerous deadlines for different customers of varying importance.

Increase in workload at month/year end.

Various ad hoc projects that need to be completed as well as normal day to day tasks.

Decision Making Parameters

Prioritisation of workload to ensure that all deadlines are met, and customers serviced.

Communications

Board Members.

RPP’s.

Bankers, Insurers, Auditors, HMRC.

Partners, Managers and staff from offices.

Central Admin team members.

Why join us

Over the last few years, we have won multiple industry awards such as National Firm of the Year, Tax Team of the Year, Graduate and Non-Graduate programme of the Year, Best Advisory Services and most recently the gold standard accreditation by Investors in People.

The offering

Genuine Work Life balance

33 days holiday Inc. bank holidays, plus the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days (28 days on a training contract, with the opportunity to buy 5 days)

Competitive salary package

Employee Recognition awards

Paid CSR time

Accredited Investor in People

New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential

And more!

It's an exciting time to join the firm so take your next career step with us.

Our application form takes just a few minutes to complete and includes some diversity questions. MHA is a committed member of Access Accountancy and as such, we track our diversity stats and actively work to improve on these, year on year, looking at new ways to promote our roles to the widest audience. Any data collected is fully anonymised before sharing with any external parties, as per our Data Protection Policy and is not visible to hiring managers, or used in any way during the selection process.

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