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Management Accountant

Randalls Way, Leatherhead KT22 7TW, UK Req #128
01 May 2024

Established in 1982, Bytes has grown rapidly and now employs over 600+ people across 5 locations in the UK and Ireland. Our turnover in Financial Year 2019 was in excess of £520M. We work with SME’s, corporates and public sector organisations to modernise and digitally transform their IT infrastructures.

We invest in our employees through on-going support, training and advice to help them achieve their career aspirations, rewarding success both financially and personally. There is opportunity to grow and move internally which can be seen through our long-standing employees who have developed existing and new skills to move into senior positions in the organisation leaving space for new team members to begin their journey.

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Why Bytes?

  • Over 600 staff (plans to double in size over the next 5 years)
  • Operating from modern, hybrid working environments with offices in Leatherhead, Reading, London or Manchester
  • Winners of an array of industry awards
  • Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work
  • Excellent training and career prospects offered
  • Fantastic office with gym, canteen, open plan, smart casual dress code, regular incentives and company events
  • Supporters of 85+ charities with strong commitment to diversity and sustainability

 

POSITION DETAILS:

Position Title:

Management Accountant

Reports to (POSITION):

Financial Controller

Team:

Finance

Department:

Finance

 

 

 

PURPOSE OF JOB:

We are looking for a Management Accountant to join us on a fixed term contract as a 12 month maternity cover. Working alongside our management accountant to provide support and co-ordination of accounts and finance operations.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assisting and reviewing BSS management accounts
  • Month end journals, balance sheet reconciliations
  • Main contact for audit – external
  • Assisting with internal audits
  • Preparing reports for IFRS reporting 9, 15 and 16
  • Preparation of the statutory accounts
  • Assisting with corporation tax
  • Money markets, trading, treasury and FX trading
  • Helping with the new finance system transition

Department Goals

  • Ensure that procedures and best practice are implemented
  • Be able to review the management accounts to a good level
  • Ensure financial reporting transition to new system goes smoothly

 

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS: 

Educational Qualifications:

  • Minimum GCSE (A-C) in Mathematics & English

DESIRABLE

Professional Qualifications

  • Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or 3+ years industry experience

ESSENTIAL

Other Requirements

  • Accounting System Experience (Ideally Oracle or NetSuite)
  • Advanced Excel Skills
  • Experience in producing management accounts and statutory accounts

DESIRABLE

DESIRABLE

ESENTIAL

 

CORE Competencies & SKILLS – BASED ON POSITION AND GRADE

  • Organised, punctual, reliable and efficient.
  • Forward thinking with creative ideas
  • Collaboration with finance teams
  • Able to work without instruction/supervision

 

 

Other details

  • Job Family Employee
  • Job Function Finance & Accounting
  • Pay Type Salary
Location on Google Maps
  • Randalls Way, Leatherhead KT22 7TW, UK