Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant

Liverpool

Full-time – Permanent                                                                                                                

We have an exciting opportunity available for aa Assistant Management Accountant to join our busy finance team based at our Head Office in Liverpool City Centre. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving business, assisting the lead accountant on a number of entities within the Downing business, covering all aspects of reporting and financial management.

Downing are a family-owned, award-winning leading developer, owner, and operator of bespoke, luxury student accommodation, residential and commercial properties across the UK. We have been operating for over 35 years and currently have 14 operational student accommodation schemes in 10 major cities, with an impressive £1.6bn worth of developments in the pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:

The role includes co-ordinating various tasks to ensure the management accountants can prepare timely and accurate quarterly accounts and various reporting.

• Preparation of balance sheet (e.g. accruals etc.)
• Reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and profit & loss accounts.
• Processing invoices, coding and matching to POs.
• Producing pay runs following appropriate authorisation processes.
• Reconciling to supplier statements.
• Resolving student queries by phone & email.
• Communicating with site staff regarding student accounts/queries.
• Chasing debts & issuing weekly debtors reports.
• Ensuring students accounts are correct & up to date.
• Reconciling internal records to online payment records.

Key Requirements:

• Advanced level Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to work using your own initiative and manage your own time effectively.
• High level of attention to detail.
• A strong technical and practical working knowledge of management accounts.
• First class communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Professional qualification ideal but not essential.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Company pension contribution.
• Gym access.
• Modern office in the centre of Liverpool’s business district.
• Employee assistant program.
• Life assurance cover.