Assistant Management Accountant - Gattaca : Job Details

Gattaca PLC is a leading name in the recruitment sector, providing innovative solutions across the UK and internationally. We are currently seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join our dynamic finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional to further their career in a fast-paced PLC environment, working with both UK and international entities. 

Our finance team is a diverse group of team players with a great sense of humour, making it a positive and enjoyable place to work. We believe in supporting one another, sharing knowledge, and working together to achieve common goals. Although small in size, our finance team is big on impact, and you'll be joining a group that values collaboration, fosters professional growth, and champions a balanced approach to work.

Key Responsibilities:

As part of the Management Accounts team, you will take on a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Performing bank reconciliations across multiple companies and currencies.
• Preparing and posting journals to the ledger.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, including control accounts, and resolving any queries.
• Setting up payments within banking systems and monitoring approvals.
• Conducting cost analysis for P&L codes and investigating month-on-month variances.
• Reviewing and understanding variances between cost analysis and budget, and assisting with the forecast process.
• Reviewing finance packs, providing comments, and responding to queries.
• Monthly meetings with group support heads to discuss spending and budget variances.
• Completing required control checks and acting as cover for other finance roles during periods of absence.
• Supporting the Management Accounts team with ad hoc tasks as required.

Requirements:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual who thrives in both team-based and independent work environments. The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in management accounts.
• Part or full AAT qualification.
• Strong excel skills, with a working knowledge of V-Lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience working in a multi-company, multi-currency environment (preferred but not essential).

The Company:

For over 35 years, Gattaca has been helping clients across the world grow by solving their biggest talent challenges. Every day we aim to deliver a service that is so trusted that our clients, candidates, colleagues, and suppliers recommend us without hesitation. It's our vision to become the STEM talent partner of choice, and we need you to help us get there.

At Gattaca, our values are the backbone of everything we do: Trust, Professionalism, Ambition, and FUN. This, paired with the tools and industry leading training we can provide, will help to elevate your career.

Gattaca is dedicated to helping our people to realise their full potential. We understand the value a diverse workforce brings to every workplace and in everything we do, we are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and accessibility. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to consider a career with Gattaca, if there is anything we can do to make our recruitment processes better for you, tell us.

Next steps:

Upload your CV and if we think there is a match, a member of our Talent Hub will be in touch. Our recruitment process will include a combination of telephone, video and face to face interviews for you to showcase your talents and potential.  We offer reasonable adjustments to accommodate the needs of our applicants, such as providing interview questions in advance, offering written formats, changing interview times, structure, or settings, and arranging office visits before the interview. This list is not exhaustive, and we are open to considering any additional adjustments to support our candidates.