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You are passionate about pursuing a career in finance and eager to take on new challenges. You have advanced Excel skills (including V-Look Up and Pivot Tables), an fantastic eye for detail ensuring accurate accounts, and you are an excellent communicator across all levels.
You are a motivated individual with a strong desire to study or currently studying ACCA/CIMA. While prior experience in a similar role would be advantageous, it is not essential – we value your ambition to contribute to our business's success and your willingness to learn.
About us
We’re Wilmington PLC, a 12-brand group united by governance, risk and compliance. Acting as a trusted partner across our Intelligence, Training & Education divisions, we help our customers to do the right business in the right way as they navigate the Regulatory Compliance landscape. If you’re looking for innovation, opportunity, and community, you’ll find them all and more here.
The role
As an Assistant Management Accountant within Wilmington Plc your role will assist in producing accurate and timely financial information (to include monthly management accounts, forecasts, and reconciliations) and providing key support to the Finance Manager and wider team.
In addition to the above, our Assistant Management Accountant also hold responsibility for the following:
- Assist in producing prescribed management accounts by day 5.
- Assist in preparation of monthly re-forecasts and annual budgets of prescribed Businesses.
- Month-end Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare and explain any key variances in the monthly accounts, forecasts and budgets, comparing to latest forecast, budget and prior years when preparing the reports for key stakeholders.
- Produce Key Performance Indicators for the prescribed Businesses.
- Build relationships with department heads so that there is a solid understanding of the Businesses.
- Uploading Actuals and Budgets into the relevant Ledgers in Sun & amending Q&A Reports accordingly
- Improving the systems surrounding all aspects of the Month End Process, Budgets and Forecasts.
- To work as a team to ensure the timetable is met and the regular reports are distributed to the relevant management.
- Ensure process and procedures are in line with Group policy and are consistent, supportable and facilitate auditable reporting.
- Any other reasonable duties that might be required by the Senior Management Accountant.
About you
We always support colleagues to develop their skills but to be successful in this job you really do need to already be able to tick most of these boxes...
We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.
Essential
- Advanced Excel (V-Look Up, Pivot Table, H-Look Up)
- An ambition to understand and contribute to the success of the business
- A keen collaborator to achieve team goals
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads accordingly
- Attention to detail – accurate accounts are important for decision making
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
Desirable
- Knowledge of Business Central, Salesforce and Power BI
- Experience in the same or similar role
If you are looking for a role in which you can gain experience whilst studying for your ACCA/CIMA, this will be perfect for you. Submit an application now and see where it takes you.
Wherever you are in your career and whatever your expertise, we look for people who:
- are passionate about providing high quality solutions to our customers
- love varied work that plays to their strengths while helping them develop
- want to work together to learn, grow and achieve common goals
- are excited to be part of a diverse and unique global community
- who want to be recognised for the unique talents, experiences and insights they bring to Wilmington.
You love supporting others which you do through your empathetic and collaborative approach. You are social and a strong relationship builder. You are a natural planner with amazing attention to details and problem-solving abilities that are second to none.
Benefits
When you join us, you’ll be able to utilise hybrid working, and receive benefits that include a performance-related bonus, pension, life assurance, additional holiday purchase, healthcash plan, subsidised gym memberships, cycle to work scheme, discount vouchers and access to wellbeing resources.
