Management Accountant
Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.
Job Introduction
We have an opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our finance shared service team to provide an effective and efficient accounting service to the Sodexo business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join the team, to create business partnerships with operational teams and to provide a support infrastructure to operators.
Sodexo are the currently the 18th largest employer globally and offer a range of facilities services to a range of customers across healthcare, education, corporate, justice and defence areas.
Role Responsibility
- To maintain robust internal controls and procedures, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting
- Manage Profit and Loss accounting activities for Account Managers or equivalent, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of monthly financial results
- Review and process accrual and prepayment journals as required to support financial reporting and monthly billing transactions
- Partake in cross functional working across Business Shared Services and the wider business to drive best practice and to standardise approach
- Input into the completion of accurate monthly balance sheet reconciliations, providing explanation for any significant movements and following up on any actions post management review.
- Provide financial support and training to operational staff as required
The Ideal Candidate
- Studying towards a professional accounting qualification, or qualified by experience
- Working knowledge of the following systems desirable – SAP / MS Excel / Essbase
- Comfortable working at pace and managing their own responsibilities
- Able to demonstrate experience of working under own initiative and taking responsibility for continuously driving improvements, both alone and as part of a wider team
- Demonstrable communication skills with finance and non-finance colleagues
Package Description
£Competitive + Benefits
Flexible work scheme, opportunity to purchase holidays and join the Sodexo discount scheme.
