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Assistant Management Accountant

Employer
Central YMCA
Location
Central London, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Apr 18, 2019

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Job Role
Trainee Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
YMCA is one of the most recognisable and iconic of all global charity brands. The YMCA movement started with us, Central YMCA. Throughout our nearly 200-year history, we've worked towards a world where people are happier, healthier and more fulfilled. We're a team of dedicated professionals who strive to reach that goal through creative health, wellbeing and education programmes. These range from fitness qualifications through to apprenticeships - everything from childcare to horticulture. We award qualifications in fitness and leisure for educational institutions in the UK and abroad. Then, of course, there's our famous Club in central London, which is at the epicentre of contemporary wellbeing thinking and practice. Our finance team are situated within our broader Central Services function, which provide support to the array of companies/operations within our wider, and rather complex, Group. With a number of recent exciting changes the team have led on, including merging companies within the Group and changing year to better align with funding sources, we are now looking forward to some exciting new challenges, including selecting and implementing a financial management system that will serve our organisation through its next phase of growth. Do you want to be part of this? We are recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to assist in the professional maintenance of the financial records, as well as developing, managing and reporting to appropriate senior staff on the management accounts for identified, operations and activities. You will be a highly proactive individual with the ability to lead on tasks and take ownership of projects. You will be enthusiastic and able to motivate others and be able to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities to resolve complex issues. You will also be able to; Prepare monthly management accounts for the organisation, investigating and correcting material misstatements. Reconcile the organisations multiple income streams. Manage the organisations arrangements with subcontractors. Perform balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis to support the accuracy of management accounts. Monitor aged debtors and creditors ensuring reconciliations are conducted correctly. Ensure Financial Reporting Standards are adhered to at all times. Identify and implement process improvements to generate greater efficiency and increased focus on value adding activity. Contribute to the final implementation of the financial management system. Support the online management accounts dashboards to enable financial performance reviews. Are you up for the challenge? You will have excellent attention to detail and organisation skills along with the ability to work to tight deadlines. Along with this you will have the ability to analyse and interpret data and present in an easily understandable format. You will also need; To be part qualified (ACCA/CIMA) with the intent to qualify. Management accounts preparation experience. Financial accounts preparation experience. An advanced level of Microsoft Excel use. Knowledge of Open Accounts (desirable) This really is a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative team and do something great for yourself - and for others. If this sounds right for you click apply now, complete a short registration and tell us why you are perfect for the role. Central YMCA is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms. For those who would like to work with us, Central YMCA welcomes applications from all sections of society. We believe that our Charity is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our team; we aim to appoint individuals based solely on their applicable skills, experience and attitudes. For any individual who will be working, volunteering or freelancing with us, all recruitment and engagement processes will include pre-employment checks (including referencing and an appropriate level of disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service). We also ensure that all subcontractors and agencies are appropriately vetted.

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