Management Accountant

Role: Management Accountant

Sector: Creative Agency

Location: South West London

Full-time: Hybrid

Salary £45,000 - £50,000

Ref: VFR3113

VisionFR is delighted to be assisting a successful and growing creative agency to find a bright and switched on Management Accountant who will work directly with the Finance Director.

Key Responsibilities for Management Accountant Role:

• Play a key role in the monthly management accounts process by analysing spending, comparing it to the budget, and recommending adjustments as needed.
• Being the lead person for revenue analysis and system knowledge, using Paprika to best of abilities and being able to support Part Time FD with revenue related queries where required.
• Cashflow forecasting, updating MD on a weekly basis
• Manage Purchase and Sales Ledger
• Tracking of all POs received from clients and also generated by the team in relation to all purchases, and chasing outstanding invoice payments and POs
• Partner with counterparts outside of finance to enhance their understanding of financial reports and to deepen the finance team’s insight into their departments.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of accounting entries in the company’s General Ledger within the required timelines.
• Assist with external audits and year-end closing.
• Main point of contact with HMRC, overseeing all tax and regulatory requirements including but not limited to PAYE. VAT, and Corp tax
• Timesheet oversight, monitoring timesheet information and ensuring entry into job costing system in a timely manner
• Establish and maintain a sound system of controls designed to mitigate risk
• Undertaking of other ad-hoc projects as required by senior staff

Essential skills and experience for Management Accountant Role:

• ACCA or CIMA Part Qual or Foundations completed.
• Excellent experience of working with accounting software Paprika within the last 18 months
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in a management accounts role
• Previous revenue experience
• Calm, assured, able to meet the changing needs of the office and team
• Proactive in managing people, processes and situations
• Organised with excellent time management and ability to prioritise appropriately
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills with understanding of estimates, invoicing, forecasting
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• A good communicator - keeping directors informed and sharing relevant updates across the agency in a timely manner

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and recruitment and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest.