We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious Management Accountant to join Douglas Park Limited’s Glasgow BMW dealership, part of the prestige operations of Park’s Motor Group, one of Scotland’s largest and most successful retailers.

Reporting to the Senior Management Accountant for the division, the successful candidate will be required to take an active role in ensuring optimised financial performance from our flagship BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad dealership.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the day to day operation of the financial processes are carried out efficiently and in accordance with group deadlines, including the recording of all sales, purchases and stock transactions
• Accurate and timely production of monthly management accounts
• Challenge and support branch management by analysing performance to establish trends and be able to provide recommendations
• Organise, prepare and actively participate at monthly and quarterly business reviews
• Support operational management in understanding and making effective use of their financial reports
• Manage dealership assets including debtors, stock, cash and funding facilities to maximise cash flow
• Develop and manage your team, encouraging strong controls and compliance with group policies
• Submission of manufacturer composites and analysis and interpretation of dealership KPIs
• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting processes to support overall organisational performance and change
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Complete all other ad hoc financial reporting requirements

Your skills and experience:

• The role would suit a qualified or part-qualified accountant
• You have a proven track record in managing staff across a multi-site environment
• You are a driven individual who is able to initiate and implement change to improve current procedures where appropriate
• You will be organised and able to work under pressure
• You will be a confident communicator who can be trusted with managing confidential and sensitive information
• Motor trade experience is preferable but not essential
• You will have a full, clean drivers licence

In return, you will receive strong development support in our well-established and highly effective finance team along with an excellent benefits package.

An award winning Chartered Accountancy currently requires a Management Accountant to join their bookkeeping/outsource services team. This is a permanent position based in Beaconsfield.

Responsibilities;

• Oversee/carry out bookkeeping and data processing using accounting systems of the client or appropriate accounting system
• Oversee management of purchase ledger, sales ledger and nominal ledgers
• Oversee/carry out regular reconciliation of all control accounts
• Oversee/calculate and process monthly journals for prepayment/ accruals/depreciation/payroll and other monthly adjustments
• Oversee/prepare VAT returns In advance of deadline for review and sign off
• Completes assignments for clients, managers & supervisors to required standard
• Prepare management accounts file in required format and structure
• Complete monthly/quarterly reporting pack including P&L ,B/S , budgets and actual , debtors/creditors aging analysis, cashflow and commentary
• Assist with budgets and forecasts
• Monitor, evaluate and review accounting systems and suggest improvement or alternative accounting systems where applicable
• Implement appropriate accounting systems and advise on improvement where needed
• Undertake training of clients and junior team members
• Manages portfolio to ensure work completed to client’s timetable expectations
• Meeting deadlines and dates set
• Assist with the preparation of end of year accounts file and audit schedules
• Completion and submission of timesheets within set deadlines
• Effective use of IT including excel, accounts packages, outlook
• Maintain client confidentiality outside the office including on client premises
• To successfully manage a team and their workload and development

Requirements

• Ideally candidates who are ACCA or CIMA Part qualified, however not essential if the candidate has relevant experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience in accountancy practice
• Experience of production of management accounts and vat returns
• Managed a portfolio of clients and dealing with clients

• Attention to detail
• Experience of Xero/QuickBooks Online
• Be able to work independently or as part of a team

Benefits

£28-35k depending on experience

Audit Senior

Starting salary 25-35k per annum depending on experience

Mansfield

Full time

ApC is a firm of Chartered Accountants based in Mansfield offering accounts, audit, taxation and business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses and individuals.

Due to business growth we are now looking to recruit into an Audit Senior position.

 We are looking for someone with the ability to lead audits of companies up to £30m turnover from various sectors. The person should be good at problem solving, meeting deadlines, and communicating with clients and colleagues. The audits will take place both in the office and out at clients premises including some stay away audits.

The role will be around 50% audit time, with the remainder made up of limited company accounts preparation and management accounts work.

The role will also come with a potential route to management should the successful candidate wish to progress.

Interested?  Please send your cv by return.

• Pre-audit scoping and preparation, identifying audit risks and performing preliminary evaluation of client's internal control structure to identify weaknesses and areas for management consideration and improvement
  
• Carry out audit planning procedures including the design of audit tests
  
• Complete audit files
  
• Review client-prepared financial statement and other management reports.
  
• Maintain good client relationships
  

• Understands the role and function of audit for a range of different entities and understand audit techniques including planning, interviewing, documentation, testing, and conclusions and reporting
  
• Possesses a strong technical knowledge and understanding of current accounting and audit regulations and issues
  
• Excellent communication skills and can display initiative and good problem-solving ability
  
• Highly PC literate with excellent knowledge of Windows software and accounting systems
  

• Pre-audit scoping and preparation, identifying audit risks and performing preliminary evaluation of client's internal control structure to identify weaknesses and areas for management consideration and improvement.
  
• Carry out audit planning procedures including the design of audit tests.
  
• Complete audit files.
  
• Review client-prepared financial statement and other management reports.
  
• Responsible for on-site management and supervision of junior team members, providing on-the job coaching to support their on-going development
  
• Maintain good client relationships.
  
• Act as an ambassador of the firm, building relationships and promoting the firm at every opportunity to facilitate new business opportunities.
  

• Recognised professional qualification (CA, ACCA…etc) - Part Qualified WILL be considered.
  
• Understands the role and function of audit for a large range of different entities and has a good understanding of audit techniques including planning, interviewing, documentation, testing, and conclusions and reporting.
  
• Possesses a strong technical knowledge and understanding of current accounting and audit regulations and issues.
  
• Has proven client handling experience and the ability to supervise and motivate more junior members of staff.
  
• Has excellent communication, skills and can display initiative and good problem-solving ability.
  
• Highly PC literate with excellent knowledge of Windows software and accounting systems.
  

• Managing the month-end accounts; producing journals and reports
• Assisting with year-end accounts
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Analysis of P&L
• Variance Analysis
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Working closely alongside the small team and reporting to the Financial Controller
• Any ad-hoc duties that may be required

The successful candidate for the Management Accountant in Bedford will:

• Be Part-Qualified ACCA/CIMA
• Have excellent IT skills including Intermediate use of Excel
• Have good numeracy skills
• Be highly analytical
• Be a good communicator, able to work well as a team and individually
• Be confident reporting to higher seniors
• Have a positive 'can-do' attitude
• Be able to work to tight deadlines

The successful candidate will receive a great opportunity in a leading organisation. Whilst the necessary training will be provided, the candidate will also receive a competitive salary along with impressive company benefits.

Management Accounts function

• Pre-audit scoping and preparation, identifying audit risks and performing preliminary evaluation of client's internal control structure to identify weaknesses and areas for management consideration and improvement.
  
• Carry out audit planning procedures including the design of audit tests.
  
• Complete audit files.
  
• Review client-prepared financial statement and other management reports.
  
• Responsible for on-site management and supervision of junior team members, providing on-the job coaching to support their on-going development.
  
• Maintain good client relationships.
  
• Act as an ambassador of the firm, building relationships and promoting the firm at every opportunity to facilitate new business opportunities.
  

• Recognised professional qualification (CA, ACCA…etc).
  
• Understands the role and function of audit for a large range of different entities and has a good understanding of audit techniques including planning, interviewing, documentation, testing, and conclusions and reporting.
  
• Possess a strong technical knowledge and understanding of current accounting and audit regulations and issues.
  
• Proven client handling experience and the ability to supervise and motivate more junior members of staff.
  
• Excellent communication, skills and can display initiative and good problem-solving ability.
  
• Highly PC literate with excellent knowledge of Windows software and accounting systems.