Management Accountant - Blackburn, United Kingdom - Simpson Judge Ltd

Simpson Judge Ltd

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Blackburn, United Kingdom

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Description

Management Accountant
Location - Blackburn
Salary - £35,000

Simpson Judge are working with a well-established public sector housing trust, with offices based in Blackburn, who have an opportunity for a Management Accountant in a broad accounting role.

Responsibilities include:

Support the production of the monthly management accounts within set timescales.
Manage the Trust's accounting systems to accurately track payroll expenditure.
Assess proposed development schemes and acquisition properties against appraisal criteria. Manage the Trust's development appraisal and programme management system to accurately track capital spending.
Prepare Component Accounting records. Reconcile balances in the Housing System to the Fixed Asset Module and the General Ledger.
Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, facilitate budget planning meetings, provide relevant benchmarking information and support Senior Managers' preparation of a budget report which considers team objectives, costs, performance and efficiency/VFMmeasures.
Distribute reports detailing expenditure against budget, liaise with budget holders to help interpret results and monitor forecast outturn variances.
Monitor daytoday cash requirements, prepare medium term cash flow forecasts which identify future cash requirements, and identify variances compared to the Business Plan.
Assist in the production of the final accounts, Corporation Tax and VAT returns by preparing relevant accounting entries and supporting schedules.
Manage cost recharge regime and intra group transactions. Assist in the preparation of consolidated and subsidiary company accounts.
Collate and analyse financial benchmarking data.

Skills/Qualifications:

ACCA or ACA Qualified Accountant (partqualified also considered)
Previous management accounts experience
Background/experience working within public sector housing a bonus (but not required)