• Qualified to AAT Level 3 or above, or IAB, ICB, ACCA part qualified
• Must have worked at least 5 years within an Accountancy Practice at senior level
• Experience of preparing Company Accounts
• Must have Quickbooks and Freeagent experience
• Experience of developing and educating junior members of staff
• Must have drive and willingness to learn
• Able to work remotely from home if necessary
• Must be a driver and have own car

• Salary: £20,000.00 - £25,000.00 per annum (depending on experience)
• Working Hours: Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.30pm
• Location: Leighton Buzzard
• Duration: Permanent

• Accounts preparation for small business accounts
• Data entry of sales invoices and expense receipts onto online accounting software
• Client bookkeeping and analysis and coding of online accounting software entries
• Reconciliation of bank statements and control accounts
• Preparation of profit and loss reports and trial balance for Management Accounts
• Presentation of numbers to management accountant and director
• Provide assistance to the practice
• Chase clients for paperwork and provide basic advice on reporting deadlines
• Check and ensure correct documents have been submitted by clients
• Calls to Revenue & Customs and Companies House
• Assist new clients and businesses to setup their books onto cloud software
• Provide training and guidance on how to correctly use cloud software

• Internal training programme
• 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Free onsite parking
• Company pension

This is a very exciting time to be joining Paradigm Housing Group. With 15,000 properties, a turnover of £115m and a substantial development and sales programme, we are making the most of our many opportunities in a challenging but rewarding environment.
We have a clear and ambitious view of where we are as an organisation and where we need to get to; providing more homes for people who need them by running an efficient and successful business.

Contract opportunity to assist with year end preparations and support throughout year end audit. We are looking for an experienced and highly capable Interim Year-end Financial Accountant for a period of 5 months to provide assistance to the Senior Financial Accountant in managing the year-end audit, Group statutory accounts and tax computation process. The expectation is that the assignment can be fulfilled remotely, although there may be an occasional requirement to attend our offices near High Wycombe, Bucks. The ideal candidate will be a qualified ACA/ACCA with up to date accounting technical knowledge and recent experience of statutory accounts preparation and audit as well as tax analysis for tax computation purposes

Duties will include-

* Communication with the external auditors to understand audit requirements and deliver audit workings,

* Reconciliations, P&L, balance sheet and tax analysis, sample testing data to the agreed timetable

* Validate the year-end trial balances

* Ensure all year-end balance sheet reconciliations are completed,

* Update the statutory basis group consolidation and individual company excel models

* Update "tax pack" information required for the external tax advisors

* Create working papers to support notes, narrative and disclosure to the group and individual

This is a great opportunity to join us at a time when you can have a real and personal impact on the future success of our business.
At Paradigm, we work hard, strive for excellence, in return we offer a great place to work an attractive range of benefits such as Health Cash Plan, Bonus potential, competitive Pension options and 25 days Holiday on starting in addition to 3 days closure at Christmas as well as supporting flexible ways of working. We welcome applications from all sections of the communities we work in.
Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification.
We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.

• Receiving incoming calls and sales enquiries as required
• Ensuring all customer requests, enquiries and queries are dealt with in an efficient, personable and professional manner
• Providing accurate costings to the customer
• Demonstrating strong communication skills to deal with customers and employees at all levels of the business
• Processing Hire contracts and ensuring all documentation is accurate
• Arranging delivery and collection of orders in accordance with the customer’s requirements
• Ensuring that drivers are promptly dealt with or directed appropriately
• Input orders of incoming jobs into IT systems and generate job tickets
• Suggest and implement process improvements
• Sourcing marketing merchandise for clients
• Liaising with the others teams to ensure timely delivery of equipment
• In the absence of the Operations Manager, serve as the central point to ensure daily operational requirements and service levels are met
• To make decisions after thorough evaluation/investigation and in conjunction with other members of staff
• Conducting additional ad hoc duties as may be required

• To ensure that all personnel, equipment and practices comply with Health and Safety requirements
• To liaise with safety representatives and the Health and Safety department to ensure that Health and Safety initiatives are implemented

• To maintain all areas to the highest standards of housekeeping at all times
• To monitor, report and progress all damage to the fabric of the plant and equipment
• To ensure that the equipment is operable and maintained according to the Preventative Maintenance Schedule

• To ensure compliance with the company Health and Safety policy

• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to react to changing demands in a professional manner
• Ability to deliver an excellent customer experience both internal and external in line with the Elavation Company values in everything you do
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style
• Experience of working in a fast-paced operational structure is desirable
• Computer literate
• Demonstrate Commercial Awareness

This is a great opportunity for someone who has proven experience within finance and accounts and is looking for more responsibility & career progression.

JUNIOR FINANCIAL CONTROLLER / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

£24,000 to £30,000

This company is long established and profitable family manufacturing company producing technical plastic components for the engineering industry.

Located between Milton Keynes and Bedford, the company employs about 30 monthly staff.

They are currently looking for an Accountant to join their finance and administration team.

About the job

Reporting to the MD, you will be supporting and working with the business management team. You will be responsible for undertaking all aspects of financial management of the company.

You will be:

· Managing the day-to-day accounting operations including reporting, credit control, invoicing, cash management, purchase ledger, sales ledger

· Managing monthly management accounts

· Preparing annual financial year-end accounts

· Preparing annual budgets and monthly forecasts

· Ongoing monitoring and auditing of margins, profitability and variance and improving the information to aid decision making and improve efficiencies

· Monitoring and supporting the business management team

· Ensuring full compliance with tax and regulations

About you

You will have several years accounting experience and if you have exposure to the engineering / manufacturing industries then even better.

You must have:

· A up to date knowledge of Sage 50 and excel

· Excellent skills in budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting

· Excellent attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills

· Team player who wants to enhance and become a valued member of the team

Working conditions are pleasant and education and training would be provided as necessary.

How to apply for the Accountant role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this Accountant job, just click “apply” today and watch out for an email giving you more information on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any other supporting documents you may have.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

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• Complete month end close for individual companies ensuring all general ledger transactions are posted, including accruals / prepayments and revaluations of foreign currency balances.
• Prepare and review management accounts for individual companies, providing an explanation of variances.
• Ensure payments and funds are processed globally, multi currency bank reconciliations are up to date and cashflow forecasting updated.
• Ensure intercompany transactions are recorded and agreed with other parties.
• Ensure other balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled and reconciling items resolved on a timely basis.
• Assisting with the preparation of financial and regulatory information for internal and external audit purposes, including VAT, Duty, Sales Tax (USA) and corporation taxes.
• Lead and support key financial processes - payroll, expenses, fixed asset accounting, Accounts Payable and Credit and provide cover across the team.
• Assist in stock management and valuation, and developing margin reporting.
• Support the Financial Controller with business analysis on a regular and adhoc basis - being seen as a point of contact for the business.
• Develop knowledge of financial and business systems and assist in implementing changes and resolving issues.
• Identify and implement improvements to business processes, controls and reporting and support projects as required.

Management Accountant Requirements:

• A diligent, methodical and highly organised approach to work
• A team player that is able to develop relationships
• Onshore and Offshore trust tax experience would be an advantage but not essential
• The ability to work to deadlines and manage their own workload
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Word and Excel.
• Studying towards accounting qualification would be preferred

Whats on offer?

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working policies
• Exciting time of growth with long term career prospects
• Study Support options

Emerging insurance company in Central Milton Keynes are on the lookout for a Management Accountant to join their team during an exciting time of growth!

• To manage and administer capital expenditure (Capex) processes in line with company procedures
• Report spend on capex each period with reasons for variances, producing summary and detailed reports for each project/asset
• Liaise with project managers and attend monthly project meetings
• Liaise with management accounting team on capex spend as necessary
• Provide capex spend for cash flow reporting
• Account for Work-In Progress in accordance with accounting policy
• Reconcile fixed asset accounts
• Assist in collating period end reconciliations
• To provide the lead on key finance systems, with the direction of the HOFR, including future developments.
• Provide support on Ad hoc projects identified and agreed with the HOFR, Senior project Analyst and the Financial controller.
• Assistance with year end statutory accounts and tax packs

BUDGETS AND FORECASTING

• To prepare a bottom-up annual budget for the business collating Capex submissions for review
• Quarterly capex forecast for the balance sheet and cash flow for review internally and for submission to group
• Ensuring proper working papers are kept for any Budget or Forecast assumptions.

The successful Part Qualified Management Accountant:

• Must be part qualified
• Have at least four years experience in a similar Management/Project Accountant role
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work efficiently off their own initiative
• Confident and robust
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

• Maternity cover position offering a competitive salary

My client based in Aylesbury is seeking a part qualified Management Accountant to join their finance team on a maternity cover contract. The Management Accountant will ensure that the cost and cash flow requirements on all capital expenditure and projects are accurately monitored and reported using the relevant accounting standards.