Management Accountant

We are partnered with a specialist London Market Insurance Business who are seeking to hire a Management Accountant to support the Finance Director. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for the Management Accounting process, oversee Transactional/Processing Finance Operations (Accounts Payable, Banking/Cash Management and Payroll), Client Money Calculations/Reconciliations and to assist in FP&A. This is an excellent opportunity for either an aspiring Accounting professional who is looking to seize their next opportunity that will give them the autonomy and level of responsibility required to develop the next phase of your career, or for a Qualified by Experience professional who has a proven track record of being hands-on and enjoys a broad-natured role ideally having previously supported an FC/FD in the past. 

Key Responsibilities

Month-End
– Produce monthly Management Accounts including posting salary journals and accruals/prepayments. 
– Prepare and Post Payroll journals. 
– Present monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations. 
– Present monthly Management Information and KPIs to the FD. 
– Maintain Office and Bank Account reconciliations. 

Finance Operations and Processing
– Control of Accounts Payable and Expenses processes. 
– Processing of Accounts Payable, maintaining control over invoices and expense systems. 
– Prepare monthly Client Money Calculations and reconciling to underlying Broking System (Global XB). 
– Posting of Client Cash and Insurer Payments deputising for the IBA Technician. 

FP&A
– Assist in the annual Budgeting and Forecasting process. 

Candidate Specification
– Excellent Written and Verbal Communication. 
– Either AAT Qualified, Part-Qualified and Studying (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or Qualified-by-Experience. 
– Insurance industry experience. 
– Competency with Microsoft Excel including the use of Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPS.