Job description
Gravity Global is an award winning, world-leading B2B communications agency. Due to rapid expansion, we’re looking for a Junior Management Accountant to assist to work across two of our subsidiaries. The role will work closely with and report into the Finance Manager, and provide the day-to-day processing along with assisting the Finance Manager in preparation of the monthly management accounts.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Accounts receivable function for both businesses, including:
o Raising of sales invoices, including ensuring the correct VAT is
charged.
o Credit control – ownership of the ledger, including liaising with
clients to resolve any problems to ensure debts are collected
within terms or any potential issues are highlighted to
management.
o Building an understanding of the client base and the CRM system
to flag any potential missing invoicing.
• Accounts payable function for both businesses, including:
o Posting of purchase invoices, including reviewing, and obtaining
approval for costs.
o Setting up of payments and ensuring payments are processed
within credit terms.
o Regular review of the AP ledger.
• Posting of bank transactions and monthly bank reconciliations,
including foreign currency accounts.
• Posting of credit card transactions and monthly credit card
reconciliations, including ensuring correction documentation is held
for all credit card transactions.
• Monthly review of the purchase orders, including:
o Highlighting any aged purchase orders for feedback from the
client teams.
o Identifying any costs that are missing purchase orders.
• Ensure any potential problems are raised to the Finance Manager
within a reasonable timeframe
• Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of the monthly
management accounts by completing the following:
o Accruals and prepayment workings and posting of journal.
o Posting of salary journal.
o Rolling forward of monthly revenue and cost reports.
o Running of month end management pack reports.
o Analysis of the monthly FTEs.
o Posting of the monthly intercompany transactions.
• Maintain both finance inboxes to ensure emails are answered or
escalated within a reasonable timeframe.
Experience / skills required:
• AAT (or equivalent) qualified
• Experience of working with formalized monthly reporting processes
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with statutory audits
• Experience with accounting and project management systems.
• Experience of marketing agency operations and financial processes is
desirable
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines and to act on own
initiative
• Excellent communication skills and competent at communicating at
all levels with both finance and non-finance teams
Key responsibilities will include:
• Accounts receivable function for both businesses, including:
o Raising of sales invoices, including ensuring the correct VAT is
charged.
o Credit control – ownership of the ledger, including liaising with
clients to resolve any problems to ensure debts are collected
within terms or any potential issues are highlighted to
management.
o Building an understanding of the client base and the CRM system
to flag any potential missing invoicing.
• Accounts payable function for both businesses, including:
o Posting of purchase invoices, including reviewing, and obtaining
approval for costs.
o Setting up of payments and ensuring payments are processed
within credit terms.
o Regular review of the AP ledger.
• Posting of bank transactions and monthly bank reconciliations,
including foreign currency accounts.
• Posting of credit card transactions and monthly credit card
reconciliations, including ensuring correction documentation is held
for all credit card transactions.
• Monthly review of the purchase orders, including:
o Highlighting any aged purchase orders for feedback from the
client teams.
o Identifying any costs that are missing purchase orders.
• Ensure any potential problems are raised to the Finance Manager
within a reasonable timeframe
• Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of the monthly
management accounts by completing the following:
o Accruals and prepayment workings and posting of journal.
o Posting of salary journal.
o Rolling forward of monthly revenue and cost reports.
o Running of month end management pack reports.
o Analysis of the monthly FTEs.
o Posting of the monthly intercompany transactions.
• Maintain both finance inboxes to ensure emails are answered or
escalated within a reasonable timeframe.
Experience / skills required:
• AAT (or equivalent) qualified
• Experience of working with formalized monthly reporting processes
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with statutory audits
• Experience with accounting and project management systems.
• Experience of marketing agency operations and financial processes is
desirable
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight timelines and to act on own
initiative
• Excellent communication skills and competent at communicating at
all levels with both finance and non-finance teams
The Package
What we can offer:
• Competitive salary + benefits
• Global career development opportunities
• Hybrid working with up to 2 days in the office (usual hours 9 – 5:30pm,
Monday to Friday)
• Central London location in Finsbury Square with fabulous offices
featuring an impressive outdoor terrace with stunning views across the
city
• Opportunities to get involved with working groups such as Diversity &
Inclusion, Wellbeing and ESG / Sustainability
• Competitive salary + benefits
• Global career development opportunities
• Hybrid working with up to 2 days in the office (usual hours 9 – 5:30pm,
Monday to Friday)
• Central London location in Finsbury Square with fabulous offices
featuring an impressive outdoor terrace with stunning views across the
city
• Opportunities to get involved with working groups such as Diversity &
Inclusion, Wellbeing and ESG / Sustainability
The Agency
Gravity Global is an award winning, world-leading B2B communications agency.