Accountant at Asset Management Group

Job Role

• This role combines accounting skills with business management skills.
• Prepares, develops and analyses key financial information to ensure that an organisation's management makes well-informed decisions to ensure future stability, growth and profitability.
• Establish and maintain financial policies and management information systems, as well as provide a high quality support service by liaising with management, colleagues on all aspects of finance.
• Analyze the performance of the business and advice on how to pre-empt problems, adapt to changing circumstances and improve value.
• Manage and reduce operational and production costs and implementing newer, more effective strategies.
• Preparing periodic financial statements, including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, variance analysis, Group account/ annual report and commentaries.
• Providing a support service by working with all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions;
• Ensuring spending is kept in line with the budget;
• Informing key strategic decisions and formulating business strategies;
• Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions;
• Analysing financial performance and so contributing to medium and long-term business planning/forecasts;
• Develop business and financial case/models for all new businesses.
• Advise management on raising of required capital for financing new projects and monitoring of the disbursement of such funds.
• Manage all investments.
• Manage relationships with all banks.
• Negotiating on major projects, loans and grants;
• Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers;
• Liaising with other function managers to put the finances and accounts in context;
• Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.
• Analysing all project expenses and providing commentary
• Maintaining all relevant income and expenditure for each project.
• Looking after and maintaining the project reports.

Skills / Qualifications

• Upper credit (2.1) in Accountancy
• 4 - 6 years experience in financial / accounting roles with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Female preferred for gender balance
• Chartered Accountant or MBA will be an added advantage
• Must be good in procurement and negotiation.
• Experience in a small business, start-up or entrepreneurial setting
• Excellent communication, presentation skills and ability to work independently
• Ability to identify, flag and solve problems from start to finish
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized
• Polished and professional demeanor
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic setting and demonstrate initiative to drive constant improvement.
• Strategic in driving revenue
• Must be proficient user of Excel and Sage software.
• Business Development skills.