Assistant Management Accountant - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Knowledge and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline.
  • Member of one of the professional accounting bodies.
  • 2+ years of progressive controlling / planning / finance / accounting preferably in an operational environment.
  • Knowledge / understanding and applicability of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
  • Working knowledge / familiarity with international regulations on accounting and taxation.
  • Previous working experience of SAP considered an asset and intermediate / advanced Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

Metals Trading Accounting and Reporting

  • Prepare and analyze daily trading profit/loss reports.
  • Prepare daily broker reconciliations.

Month-End Reporting

  • Prepare and post journal entries using SAP.
  • Complete monthly journals reclassifying trade debtors and creditors, finance changes and committed inventory and bank balances.
  • Reconcile all balance sheet accounts at month end.
  • Prepare the overall monthly management accounts package in a timely and accurate manner, which includes trading analysis of the trading profit/loss, reconciliation of earnings before tax and review of expenses including travel and entertaining analysis.
  • Prepare fixed assets schedule and agree back to general ledger at monthend.
  • Prepare debtors and creditors analyses.
  • Support digitalisation of processes to improve efficiency and enhance analytical performance.

Year-End Reporting

  • Prepare and submit yearend notes for consolidation purposes in a timely manner.
  • Liaise with the external auditors during the yearend group reporting process.
  • Involvement in preparation of the statutory accounts.

Tax Management

  • Prepare tax returns, analyse VAT (UK and foreign equivalents) and provide cost summary analysis for corporation tax purposes.
  • Assist in taxrelated inquiries.

Treasury

  • Assist in cash management, e.g. management of foreign exposures, in accordance with Corporate policies and procedures.
  • Respond to inquiries from Treasury department regarding cash flow and liquidity.

Forecasts and Budgets

  • Assist with preparation of the monthly forecasting for the revenue streams and expenses.
  • Assist with the annual budget.
  • Preparation of weekly cash flow forecasting.

Compliance

  • Ensure that a robust system of internal controls exists to satisfy internal, yearend, Financial Reporting Compliance (FRS) audits and FCA regulations in a timely manner, including an update of Process Controls as and when required.

Ad-hoc Projects

  • Provide project support, assistance, and cover for other team members when and as needed.

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