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Job Reference: /AB/20-05/1172/22
Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant
Location: Ipswich - Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS UK & Ireland, part of the OCS Group, is a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services.
The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.
Role Overview
We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our passionate and driven team.
This role is ideal for an actively studying accountant. Good management accounts knowledge, a personable character and the ability to deal with a busy workload are essential skills to be successful within this position.
Benefits
- Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free fruit in our offices
- Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Regular social and charity events held in our offices
- Get involved in charity events in the local community
Wellbeing
- Discounted gym membership
- Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
Career development and recognition
- Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for
- Opportunity to win monthly Superstar Awards
- Long service awards
Key Responsibilities:
- Production of month-end results including posting of journals in conjunction with other finance team members
- Business partnering with Operational Managers to monitor performance to budget
- Build relationships with non-financial stakeholders and provide financial analysis, insight and guidance
- Processing of accruals and prepayments in line with financial process and principles
- Monitor and complete detailed balance sheet reconciliations monthly
- Tracking and reconciling cash transactions through the business
- Building relationships with other finance team members
- Support sales ledger team with income allocation and billing details
- Assisting with audit queries and ensuring accurate working papers to support all postings
- Assist with forecasting and annual budgeting processes
- Performance of any other ad-hoc duties as required
About You:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
- Planning and diary management skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload to meet important deadlines.
- Experience within a busy finance team working with a variety of stakeholders.
- Confident communicator with ability to articulate financial information and analysis to stakeholders, both written and verbally.
- Proficient analytical skills to investigate variances and trends.
- Strong attention to detail with good Excel skills including the use of formula and pivot tables using multi-system source data tables.
- Independent thinker, keen problem solver with a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Minimum AAT level 3 with ambition to continue studying or sufficient QBE demonstrated through previous positions held.
- Previously held assistant management accountant role is desirable.
- Previous experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is desirable.
