Management Accountant

Management Accountant - interim 6 months - West London

Watermark Ltd is a leading creative product agency specialising in end-to-end solutions for the travel and leisure industries, with a particular focus on airlines. We have a global network of offices in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney.

The central finance team is based in the UK office in Hounslow.
Watermark currently has an interim vacancy for a part qualified Management Accountant. This role reports directly to the Financial Controller.

Responsibilities

To support the Financial Controller in the preparation of the monthly management accounts for Watermark, including businesses in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

To take ownership for month end tasks such as accruals and prepayments, payroll journals, balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, etc

To assist in the analysis of the financial results with comparisons to budget / forecast and explanations provided for any significant variances.

To assist in the analysis of customer projects and the profitability of these projects compared to the project budget. Discussions to be held with relevant customer account managers to ensure they are aware of the financial performance of their customer projects and take corrective action where required.

To assist in the weekly flash reporting process, with particular emphasis on cash projections and working capital management.

To be an active team member, supporting the Finance team and the wider business.

Candidate Profile

At least part qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
Relevant experience in preparing monthly management accounts and Balance sheet recs.
Good analytical skills and be able to investigate variances and provide explanations.
Self motivated and able to work with little supervision
Good team player, willing to be flexible and support the team.
Good excel skills - comfortable with linking spread sheets, basic formulae, pivot tables

Salary between £25k and £30k p.a. pro-rata dependent upon experience

Holidays - 25 days per year - pro rated for 6 months