Assistant Management Accountant

The Vacancy

Wates is one of the largest and most successful family-owned private construction, development and property services companies in the UK.

Within the group, Wates Developments is an expert in land, planning and residential development throughout Southern England.

Our business holds a large and growing portfolio of potential residential development land and our team focuses on securing valuable planning consents in sustainable locations, in both town and country where it is needed most.

We sell land and invest in residential schemes through long-established joint ventures with leading UK house builders. We invest in communities for the long-term.

We currently have a requirement for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our team in Leatherhead.

About the Role:

Reporting into the Finance Manager, you will support a range of activities within the Financial Team which will include:

• Assist with cash reporting and cash management.
• Process monthly journals and reconcile costs as required.
• Assist in reconciliation of bank and Inter-company accounts.
• Review and process monthly transfer costs.
• Update and produce monthly cost analysis for circulation to Land and Project teams.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Ensure monthly costs are coded and authorised correctly including legal fees.
• Review of HBJV drawdowns including monitoring of costs spent and cost to complete.
• Liaise with the Purchase Ledger team for invoices and any queries on payments relating to WDL.
• Liaise with solicitors for legal documents and monthly fees schedule.
• Assist in preparation of WDL VAT return.
• Provide support with the year-end audit process and tax computations.

Experience and skills required:

• Ideally AAT qualified studying towards CIMA/ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience.
• Preferably experience in working within the finance function.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and basic accounting adjustments such as accruals and prepayments.
• Excellent IT skills including advanced MS Excel and experience with accounting packages.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Strong attention to details and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to learn/develop with strong communication skills to build both internal and external relationships at all levels.

WHAT WE OFFER 

• Competitive salary & bonus  

• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)  

• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.  

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.