MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

The Finance team of RPS’ Services segment is looking for a proactive team member to provide management accounting and reporting support to the Senior Management Accountants and Finance Business Partners.
You will be a quick learner, able to demonstrate attention to detail, with a proactive and positive approach to work. You will be able to work independently and use initiative. You will be a team worker, able to communicate effectively and build good working relationships, to contribute to a friendly and supportive team culture.
This is a permanent job opening which will be based at Milton Park, Abingdon.

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That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

• Preparation of financial statements for review and distribution to the Senior Management Accountant to allow the monitoring of performance against budget on a monthly basis within set timescales including analysis of variances
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring the balance sheet is accurate and all transactions have been accounted for – resolving any issues promptly
• Assist with sales and purchase Ledger, including prep of payment runs – providing correct backing documents are provided
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for submission
• Construction of monthly financial reports by undertaking the preparation and input of journal entries, preparing and actioning accruals and prepayments
• Assist in the production of detailed annual budgets and forecasts in conjunction with other Management Accounting staff. Review budgets throughout the year to ensure they reflect planned service levels and process and record budget amendments as necessary
• Assist the Senior Management Accountants/Finance Manager with adhoc reports and special projects including identifying trends and areas for process improvements
• Work closely with shared services ensuring accounts payable and cash is posted accurately and timely whilst helping operations resolve shared services queries