Management Accountant – Shaftesbury

Management Accountant, commercial role in highly successful family business, Shaftsbury, to £50,000

Working for a successful manufacturing company, the Management Accountant will play a key part in  budget setting and monitoring, driving improvements and building relationships around the business. Seeking qualified or part qualified account ACCA CIMA AAT.

The role provides excellent career prospects for an ambitious progressive accountant. As the Management Accountant, you will lead the financial planning, forecasting, and support the Finance Manager in reporting and analysis across the group, identifying trends, risks and opportunities and where necessary provide variance analysis and recommend corrective actions.  Your other day to day responsibilities will include:

• To prepare designated month-end and year-end journal adjustments to agreed deadlines, including accruals and prepayments.
• To manage the collation, interpretation, of accurate weekly and monthly Management accounts & reports according to time schedules agreed.
• Together with the Finance Manager ensure the accuracy of P&L, Balance Sheet reconciliation and cash flow reporting for the group’s businesses including cashflow forecasting.
• To identify key trends in income and expenditure by department / activity program and significant variances from budget. To investigate unusual or unexpected departmental and activity results or variances and to bring these to the attention of the FC.
• Ensure integrity of financial data supplied to the board and external compliance organisations along providing information for audits.
• Provide support to the Finance Director, the co-ordination and production of the annual budget and periodic forecasts as required.

Finance Business Partner – Northampton

Finance Business Partner, Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant, Northampton, £45,000 – £50,000 + benefits

Our client, a well-established, leading organisation in their sector in East Northamptonshire providing solutions to a huge client base nationwide are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to to join their finance team in their Northamptonshire office. The role is responsible for financial accounting and business partnering processes, as well as being a financial expert to non-finance colleagues within the organisation.

As the Finance Business Partner your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying future financial risk and opportunities
• Influencing Managers to ensure understanding of margin and central income
• Financial Analysis of major drivers – pricing, promotions
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and month end processes
• Business partnering with key contacts and stakeholders across the organisation

For this position we are looking for someone who has strong business partnering skills, with a commercial mindset. Ideally someone who has had prior experience of working with stakeholders in a business partnering role, or in a commercially focused/client facing role. This person will be highly IT literate with confident communication skills as you will be tasked with working alongside senior stakeholders in the organisation, as well as the clients you provide a service to. Someone who has the ability to influence others and can break down complex financial terms to non-finance personnel.

This individual will also be self-motivated and pro-active, with the ability to work towards business deadlines. Someone who will be able to demonstrate how they can maintain and nurture relationships across the organisation. We are ideally looking for someone who is ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, however we may look at part qualified/highly experienced individuals as well. This role also comes with excellent benefits within a well-established organisation.

This positions sit within a key team in a highly successful, well-established and well regarded organisation who operate to strict deadlines and timeframes as set by their clients and stakeholders. If you are a confident financial accountant or finance business partner who can work from their own initiative, communicate effectively and has a passion for business success, please send your CV for consideration at the earliest opportunity.

Group Financial Accountant – Milton Keynes

Group Financial Accountant, ACA or ACCA qualified, Central Milton Keynes/Hybrid, c 60-70k

Working for an established professional services company with excellent career progression. the Group Accountant will form part of the Group Finance team.  Your role will involve supporting a broad range of financial reporting, accounting, budgeting, tax, analysis, and treasury tasks.  The role will have interaction across the group and is an ideally positioned for progression up to division FC and onto FD.

Initial responsibilities in your role as the Group Financial Accountant will include:

• Help with the preparation of Group full-year and interim financial statements
• Help coordinate and manage the annual budgeting process for central companies, with the preparation of the consolidated budget
• Review of all central management accounts
• Support the preparation of central and consolidated forecasts
• Co-ordinate the preparation of Group board presentations
• Administration of the treasury of the Group
• Review of balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist in the payroll of the Group
• Interaction with subsidiary Finance Directors and their teams within the overall group finance department, all based in MK
• Continually review systems and processes to ensure that they are robust and operate to the highest practical levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
• Group wide initiatives – Project work

As you would expect, this role requires effective people and communication skills in person, online and written. Confidence at an intermediate level or above in Excel, with strong Word, PowerPoint, and other applications. Knowledge of Power Bi and its application would be an advantage.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ACA or ACCA finalist/qualified professional seeking to progress their career. Working closely with the Group Subsidiary Finance Directors and their teams

Ideally suited to a first time mover from leading Public Practice 

Compliance Manager – St Albans

Compliance Manager, successful privately owned FCA regulated business, St Albans, to £65,000

Working for a dynamic and expanding financial services provider, offering excellent career development. The role of the Compliance Manager is to provide compliance and risk service, ensuring all requirements and regulations are met including FCA obligations, Data Protection, Fraud Prevention and measures, Consumer Duty Basic Principals and anti-money laundering.

As the Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for one other team member and the following remit:

• Ensure the Compliance function has appropriate regulatory engagement, procedures and monitoring activity adequately support the mandatory requirements
• Provide Compliance and AML oversight and Data Protection  advice and guidance
• Contribute to regulatory returns being completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Review and communicate relevant regulatory developments to ensure the business is prepared for and able to comply with any new requirements.
• Ensure all day to day business as usual compliance breaches and complaints handling support is provided in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the Compliance Monitoring Plan in order to analyse the company’s compliance with regulatory requirements including FCA obligations, Data Protection, Fraud Prevention and measures, Consumer Duty Basic Principals and anti-money laundering.
• Contribute to and maintain the company’s Breach Register, ensuring Breaches are reported and completed to a high standard and within the agreed SLAs.

Experience Required

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Financial Services, preferably in the Investment and Life Protection sectors, with least 3 years in the Compliance sector
• Appropriate qualifications in financial services
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to identify and build important strategic relationships internally and externally
• Display sound and proportionate judgement, as well as a commercial outlook
• Awareness of the FCA handbook and data protection

Part Time Audit Manager – Hitchin

Part-time Audit Manager, Hitchin, 22.5hrs per week, Small SME, to £60,000 (FTE)

Abacus are pleased to be working with this local friendly practice. This is a new role due to expanded workload. The role is ideally suited to fit around school hours.

Part Time Audit Manager to plan, manage and conduct SME audits mainly in the Herts and mid Beds area.

Must be ACA OR ACCA qualified and experienced as an Auditor for SME businesses within a practice. 22.5 hours per week.

To manage, operate and grow a successful and profitable Portfolio of clients:

• Plan, manage and maximise recoverability across the Audit Portfolios
• Lead, manage and develop the team
• Schedule, plan and complete audits
• Maintain high standards of compliance throughout the practice
• Identify risk matters to the business
• Report monthly on Turnover, Profitability, Chargeable time and recoverability

Key Competencies:

• ACA/ ACCA qualified with extensive experience within practice
• Technically efficient in both audit and accounting
• Provide professional communication skills, both verbally and written
• Confident communicating with all levels of an organisation

Semi-Senior – St Albans

Semi Senior, AAT Qualified/ACCA studier, well respected Accountancy firm, St Albans, £depending on experience and qualifications + Study

Abacus Consulting are delighted to be the recruitment partner of a leading Accountancy Practice in St Albans.

As the Semi Senior/Senior your duties will include:

• Accounts preparation
• VAT Returns
• Bookkeeping
• Provide support to colleagues as needed 

Ideally the candidate will have all round accounts experience in UK accountancy practice. Must be AAT qualified/ACCA early stages.

Excellent benefits, including study support and hybrid working.  Active social scene with regular events. No onsite parking, but within walking distance of Thameslink station and city centre.

Legal Cashier – Kettering

Legal Cashier, established solicitors firm, SAR and Bookkeeping, Kettering, to £30,000

Our client a local and established business with two offices are seeking a Legal Cashier to join their busy finance department

As the Legal Cashier, your duties will include:

• Office and client payments
• Billing
• VAT returns
• Bank reconciliations
• Solicitors Account Rules Compliance
• General account queries
• Month and Year end duties
• Sage Payroll duties

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Legal Cashier who can work well under pressure and be able to meet tight deadlines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required together with knowledge of the Solicitors Account Rules

Audit Manager – Letchworth Garden City

Audit Manager, established Accountancy practice servicing a range of SME businesses, Letchworth, to £75,000

The Audit Manager is a key member of the audit team and will be based in Letchworth. The manager is ultimately responsible for the delivery of audit and assurance services to a range of clients across the firm. You will join a growing audit department with options and support to progress in your career. This role has a number of direct reports who you will oversee, ensuring delivery of a high-quality service along with guiding and mentoring them.

Your key areas of responsibility as the Audit Manager will include:

• Meeting potential new clients – tender presentations
• Agreeing new quotes, and preparing tender documents
• Monitoring financial and non-financial KPIs and seeking to improve on them
• Managing client and RI expectations
• Monitoring quality control, standardisation and making improvements
• Managing the delivery of audits across a range of sectors, utilising staff within the department and from the OMB team.
• Detailed review of audit work, to include planning, fieldwork, completion and attendance at clearance meetings with clients
• Training and support for the Audit team
• Trouble shooting
• Dealing with technical matters beyond the remit of your team
• Setting team objectives alongside the Head of Audit and being accountable for meeting these objectives
• Managing the quality review process with our external provider and ensuring CCH Pro Audit and Accounts Production is updated regularly.
• Improvements to systems and processes, and ensuring best practice is adopted by all members of the team

Applicants should be qualified ACA OR ACCA with extensive Audit experience

Management/Commercial Accountant – Milton Keynes

Management Accountant, Part Qualified/Finalist, Commercial finance role, Milton Keynes, £36,000-£45,000+ benefits

Our client, a well-established, modern, highly reputable organisation in the north Buckinghamshire area providing a high level of services to their clients is seeking a Commercial Management Accountant to join their efficient main finance team. The role is responsible for the integrity of the commercial accounting activities of the business. They will have full responsibility of the financial analysis and reporting of financial performance of allocated projects.

As the Commercial Management Accountant, your responsibilities will include:

• Financial Management of projects including preparation of budgets
• Review project performance with client services team
• Budgets, forecasts, financial analysis
• Month end responsibilities – postings, transactions, nominal accounts
• Business process improvements

For this position we are looking for someone who has had experience in project accounting as extensive management accounting. Someone who understands the processes relating to SME commercial environments. This person will be highly IT literate, with strong excel capabilities. You will require confident communication skills as you will be tasked with working alongside senior stakeholders in the organisation, as well as the clients you provide a service to.

This individual will also be self-motivated and pro-active, with the ability to work towards business deadlines. Someone who will be able to demonstrate how they can maintain and nurture relationships across the organisation. We are ideally looking for someone who is part qualified in the ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualifications, preferably in the finalist stages of their studies This role is not a progressive role, so would be ideally suited to those looking to settle into a role for the foreseeable future.

This positions sit within a key team in a highly successful, well-established organisation who operate to deadlines and required outputs as set by their clients. If you are a confident management accountant who can work from their own initiative, with a passion for business success, please send your CV for consideration at the earliest opportunity.

Finance Manager – Milton Keynes

Finance Manager, finalist/Fully qualified role, Milton Keynes, £45,000 – £50,000+ benefits

Our client, a modern, fast growing multi-site organisation in the Milton Keynes area providing a high level of services to their clients is seeking a Finance Manager to join their efficient main finance team. The role is responsible for the day to day operations of the finance department – ensuring all deadlines are met alongside maintaining relationships with key suppliers. You will also support the Financial Controller with ad-hoc requirements.

As the Finance Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Monthly preparation of management accounts including sales reconciliations, bank reconciliations and VAT returns
• Supplier payment and relationship management
• Payroll processing and management
• Daily and weekly KPI reporting
• Managing the accounts assistant including training and development

For this position we are looking for someone who has had experience in a managerial position or running a finance department independently. Someone who has an understanding of processes relating to SME environments including timeframes and budget restraints. This person will be highly IT literate. You will require confident communication skills as you will be tasked with working alongside senior management and stakeholders in the organisation.

This individual will also be self-motivated and pro-active, with the ability to work towards business deadlines. Someone who will be able to demonstrate how they can maintain and nurture relationships across the organisation. We are ideally looking for someone who is ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified or in the finalist stages of their studies. This is like to not be a progressive role, so the post holder must be happy to settle into this role for the long term.

This position sits within a small finance team, within a multi-site organisation who operate to deadlines and required outputs as set by senior management and investors. If you are a confident Finance Manager who can work from their own initiative, with a passion for growth, please send your CV for consideration at the earliest opportunity.