Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Location: Braunstone, Leicester (LE19) , LE19 View map Salary: Unspecified Date posted: 13/06/2012 18:02 Job type:Permanent Company: Serco Contact: Kate Young Ref: Totaljobs/KY/MA-L Job ID: 53821162

Management Accountant

Salary: competitive

Based: Leicester

Serco is a FTSE 100 international service company which supports governments, agencies and companies who seek a trusted partner with a solid track record of providing assured service excellence. Our people offer operational, management and consulting expertise in the aviation, BPO, defence, education, environmental services, facilities management, health, home affairs, information and communications technology, knowledge services, local government, science, transport, welfare to work and the commercial sectors.

We are currently recruiting for Management Accountant for our Leisure Division to be based in the Leicester head office.

Role Summary:

The Management Accountant report to the Financial Accountant will be responsible for providing timely and accurate financial/management information across a portfolio of contracts to the Leisure Senior Team to enable them to make well informed business decisions

Duties and Responsibilities:

Accurate and timely financial reporting including the production of monthly P&Ls for severalcontracts, providing variance analysis to financial and non financial managers.

Responsible for delivery of completed and reviewed reconciliation files each period covering all balance sheet accounts

Produce quarterly VAT returns for a number of contracts.

Actively manage the year end process, including preparation of year end files for the auditors & assist with any audit queries.

Produce information for Trust clients as and when required.

To prepare and submit monthly forecasts.

Monitor, maintain & improve the timeliness & accuracy of all financial information originating from each site.

Support the annual business planning process.

Ad-hoc work as required.

Essential skills

You will be able to communicate at all levels, be a team player and have the ability to work on your own initiative under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Ability to communicate with staff, contract managers and external clientele.

The post holder will possess excellent analytical, planning & IT skills.

Able to meet tight deadlines.

Qualifications

You will have relevant experience and be qualified CIMA/ACCA or at least working towards.

Serco is an Equal Opportunities Employer