Job Title:
Finance Assistant (Management Accounts)

Location:
Milton Keynes

Salary:
£18,000 to £26,000 depending upon level of experience (see below) excellent benefits including study support Hours of work: 9.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday Job Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Job Reference: PH9797 My client have a number of roles within the Accounting & Reporting Delivery (A&RD) team, part of Finance. The A&RD team is a newly created centralised team of Accountants & Finance Assistants, supporting Financial Controllers & Finance Business Partners. The team consists of Qualified & Part-Qualified Accountants in both London & Milton Keynes, split into three Sub-Teams based on focus area - Revenue, Cost & Financial Management. Team members will rotate through these sub teams on a regular basis to ensure they are exposed to all competencies. We are looking for Finance Professionals with 1-5 years' experience to join our team in Milton Keynes. We will also consider exceptional candidates with less than 1 years' experience. Your role / Typical duties include
• Supporting the month end financial close process, reviewing account balances and preparing associated adjustments or journals
• Managing balance sheet reconciliations
• Liaising and collaborating with other members of the internal finance team and the business
• Financial & system housekeeping activities to maintain strong financial controls
• Supporting the business on revenue recognition and management questions
• Analysing results and preparing commentaries
• Ad hoc analysis and investigation
• Ongoing Continuous Improvement Your professional experience Ideally, candidates will have most or all of the below experience, although we will also consider exceptional candidates who do not meet all of the below criteria:
• Relevant accounting experience
• Currently studying towards or planning to undertake a recognised Accounting qualification
• An interest in Management Accounting and a desire to become a Finance Professional
• Positive can-do approach, with a passion for personal development and improvement Preferred but not essential experience:
• Strong system experience - particularly Excel, SAP or Tableau
• Experience with Continuous Improvement / Process Improvement Salary offering The salary range is between £18,000 and £26,000 - If you have one year experience with no qualification and not studying but want to study then you should expect to be at the lower end of the salary range. If you are studying ACCA or CIMA and have between one and five years' experience. If you are unsure of the salary level YOU should expect then please apply and we can then discuss the role and where you might fit into the range. Wilde Associates is working in the capacity of an Employment Agency for this role