Management Accounting Assistant

Job Description

As one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions – we have a clear goal to become the premium adviserto the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.About the departmentOutsourcing is a key service offered by RSM to its client base, both in the UK and internationally, driving key relationships on the back of long-term annuity engagements in its chosen mid-market space. At present across RSM, this includes functions such aspayroll, transactional processing, bookkeeping and company secretarial duties. RSM’s offering is considered a valuable resource by businesses within the UK who see the cost, time, and resource benefit of outsourcing these functions. It is also a beneficialtool for international organisations looking to invest into the UK and for more established multi-national corporations looking for a consistent global outsourced service. Utilising RSM’s outsourcing services removes the burden of managing a finance functionand the associated regulatory requirements.In order to progress the outsourcing strategy, a ‘Large Corporate Centre’ (LCC) has been established Belfast, and NetSuite ERP has been implemented as our software of choice to provide outsourced finance accounting and bookkeeping services to our clients.Role requirements & ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Management Accounting Lead, you will be tasked with completing a range of management accounting activities to support the LCC in providing outstanding customer service to our clients, including but not limited to: Operational management accounting:Prepares management accounting information for review by Management Accounting Lead to meet client needs and expectations, adhering to or exceeding deadlines. Role tasks include, but not limited to:

• Bank reconciliations, liaising with the transaction processing team as required to resolve queries.
• Identification of and preparation and posting of general ledger journals including accruals, prepayments, payroll journals, fixed assets journals and all other required GL adjustments;
• Maintaining fixed assets registers, processing fixed asset events such as additions, disposals, revaluations, depreciation, and reconciliation of the fixed asset register to the general ledger.
• Intercompany reconciliations.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Collation of management accounting packs for review, including lead and supporting schedules.
• Supporting client external audits by preparing audit files
• Understands and adheres to GDPR guidelines when dealing with personal information
• Preparation of VAT returns for review by Management Accounting Lead and GCVR team
• Ensures effective controls are in place to maintain compliance with RSM Tax and Accounting policies and procedures.

Other duties

• Develops and maintains procedural documentation relevant to role for knowledge transfer protocols and takes part in passing knowledge onto new team members as required
• Actively looks for opportunities to increase and expand knowledge base through research, on the job training and participation in continuous improvement projects.
• Takes an active role in continuous improvement of process and technology through identification of areas of opportunity
• Maintains strong internal controls and minimises risk.
• Identifies changes in client expectations and highlights to line manager.
• Any other duties required to fulfil the requirements of this position

Personal and professional qualitiesSkills

• Strives to meet our ‘right first time, every time’ objective.
• Ability to take ownership of duties and a willingness to grow and learn within the Management Accounting team and company.
• Motivated to provide the highest quality service to clients and proactively develop own career.
• Ability to develop and build strong client relationships.
• Must be very ‘hands on’ with can do attitude, prepared to do what it takes to get client deliverables delivered on time to the correct level of quality.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Organisational skills with ability to juggle work for multiple clients.
• Takes accountability for own workload, able to prioritise effectively consistently meets deadlines
• Capable of task management, problem identification and resolution.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and able to work as part of a team assisting others to ensure team success, setting an example to the team in terms of client service and personal behaviour.
• Agile with change, ability to work in a developing environment and willing to help drive direction and define processes.
• Ability to manipulate large data sets accurately, undertake root cause analysis and provide insightful information to management and clients.
• Willingness to use own initiative to solve problems.

Qualifications

• Graduate. Preferably finance background, or equivalent gained through on the job experience.
• Previous shared services experience preferred but not essential.
• Language speaker (not essential).
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Work and Outlook.
• Netsuite ERP experience an advantage.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSMAt RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experienceand perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client’s needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why we’re working together to