Accountant

Morgan Hunt UK Limited ,
Leyland, Lancashire
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Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £13.8 per hour

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Job title: Accountant Contract: 3 - 6 months Location: Preston Sector: Housing I am seeking an Accountant who is immediately available for a 3 - 6 month contract The role is responsible for completing the groups 30 year financial plans and the preparation of annual rent setting calculations. There will also be links to asset management work. The position will also complete various treasury activities and provide support to the treasury analyst Duties and Responsibilities Long Term Financial Planning Preparation and data collation for the Groups 30 year long term financial plans, working closely with the Accountancy team Working with the IT team to facilitate relevant updates of the financial planning software, and maintaining close liaison with software providers to ensure that software remains functional and reliable Development reporting Collating all data on a monthly basis to support the production of all development reporting, including discussions with the development team to ensure information is up to date and accurate Provide guidance to the Development team about cash flow projections Provide accounting and analytically support to the budget and forecasting procedures, and accounting expertise to ensure costs are appropriately recorded and capitalised Collation of the development and sales and disposals programme information for inclusion in the Group's annual capital budget, including any related revenue budgets Assisting with the preparation of a 12 month rolling development cash flow, and subsequent updates Project Appraisal Review of all investment proposals to ensure they are subject to rigorous financial scrutiny and comply with approved appraisal assumptions and procedures Provide expertise and be a 'super user' of the Groups appraisal and development cash flow software. Taxation Have knowledge of the group's corporation tax and VAT return process, and be able to provide cover for the VAT return if required. Treasury Complete the daily banking process in conjunction with the treasury analyst Assist with the preparation and collation of the Group's overall cash flow, with particular focus on the development cash flows Provide assistance with the collation and organisation of bank statements, interest reconciliations and interest payments as required by the Treasury Analyst. Rent Setting Liaise with Customer Accounts Team in order to correctly timetable the rent setting process, and obtaining all necessary information to complete the annual rent setting process Prepare the tools used to calculate the annual rent increase/decrease and ensure the valuations in the rent setting models are accurate Preparing analysis of the latest rent information and presentations for tenants and board Assist on implementation and testing of an automated system to calculate this data Calculate rents for the group as required. QUALIFICATIONS Part Qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA Educated to degree level or higher Knowledge of Housing - DESIRABLE Must be fully competent with Microsoft Excel RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE At least 2 years in Finance Post Must have advanced Excel skills Knowledge and application of treasury Knowledge of budget monitoring Working knowledge of Project Appraisal's Highly numerate and able to understand complex financial information Strong business acumen and commercial awareness Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role

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