Blair West is working in partnership with LSL Property Services in their Franchise Division, as they look to recruit a part-qualified management accountant following a departmental restructure. Joining a strong existing team, you will report into the Senior Finance Manager a fast-growing financial services business in Newcastle as they look to add an Assistant Management Accountant to their finance team.

Joining an existing team of 7, this role will focus on assisting with management accounts production, internal business partnering, and assisting with revenue reporting.

The opportunity:

• Support with the generation of accurate management accounts and other management information in accordance with agreed timescales for areas of responsibility.
• Support the wider finance team in auditing.
• To ensure best-in-class service delivery to Franchisees, including timely and accurate data delivery.
• To provide value-added support to senior management.
• To provide support on cross-functional projects.
• Mentoring of junior staff within the department.
• Support delivery of budgets within agreed timescales.
• Production of ad-hoc reports as required.
• Review Franchisee billing/self-billing prior to issue.
• Liaison with operational management and Franchisees, providing finance support to assist with the delivery of our growth strategy.
• Key outputs produced to timetable.
• Finance processes operating within agreed parameters.
• Accounting issues addressed/ queries resolved.
• Support in the delivery of monthly reporting and variance reports.
• Support in the delivery of key variance reports and make recommendations for action required.
• Supportive input into the achievement of the Franchise Division’s business plans & goals.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have: 

• A part-qualification or actively studying (CIMA/ACCA).
• Relevant experience in large/corporate organisation (preferred).
• Experience in producing management accounts (preferred).
• Knowledge of the SUN accounts system (preferred).
• Have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience in dealing with external stakeholders (Customers, Suppliers etc).

Our commitment:

Blair West is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant. 

If you’d like to speak to someone about this opportunity:

Jason Hogg:  [email protected] / 07873614806