The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a bright and ambitious experienced management accountant to join the finance team supporting CACI’s Consumer & Market Intelligence (CMI) division — a high-profile, multi-million-pound analytics and data business.
As the Assistant Management Accountant working in the CMI division of CACI Limited, you will be a working within a high performing team that supports an established multi-million-pound business. This is an exciting role which involves working closely with key stakeholders, both within the finance team and the wider business, and being responsible for the day-to-day operational and finance activities within the group.
This role is designed as a development position, with structured training and the opportunity to study towards a professional accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA), with a clear pathway for progression within the team.
The role reports to the CMI Financial Controller and involves working closely with stakeholders across Sales, Delivery, and Central Finance, gaining valuable insight into how finance supports commercial decision-making in a fast-paced, data-driven business.
Key Responsibilities
Primary responsibility will be providing support to the C&MI management accounts team, including:
o Revenue accounting
· Learn and apply revenue recognition rules
· Review new contracts and assist with the monthly booking and reconciliation of revenue
· Ensure the department complies with specified controls for Sarbanes-Oxley purposes
o Control of unbilled revenue accounts
· Monthly reconciliation of control accounts
· Review and follow up unbilled balances by project, liaise with sales teams and report to the finance management team
o Preparing monthly flash forecast, variance analysis and annual budgets
o Posting timesheets and ensuring business units complete these in a timely manner
o Balance sheet reconciliations including ensuring accruals & prepayments are correctly accounted for
Other Responsibilities
o Finance operations support including setup of contracts in the finance system
o Liaising with internal and external auditors
o Sales commission preparation based on monthly sales report
o Provide finance support to project teams and operational stakeholders
o Other ad-hoc duties as required
About You
We are looking for a Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA) with 1 to 3 years’ experience in an accounting or finance position with exposure to month-end close, reconciliations and management reporting.
Above all, candidates must demonstrate the following:
o Excellent communication and team working skills
o Methodical and organised approach to work
o Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel to Intermediate level (e.g. vlookups, pivot tables, data sorting and filtering, conditional formatting)
o Good interpersonal skills to help build a collaborative relationship with the BU Management team
o Ability to analyse written and numerical information and a keen eye for detail
o Used to working to strict deadlines and able to work hours necessary to get job done
o Candidate with experience of NetSuite and US GAAP (revenue accounting) would be helpful but not essential
We don’t settle for people that can just do the job, we look for people that are constantly trying to push the boundaries and improve what we do. This is what makes CACI a great team to be a part of.
Equal Opportunities:
CACI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favourably due to ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will;
- Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process where requested (contact a member of the recruitment team on 020 7602 6000 to discuss individual requirements further)
- Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role an interview.
Our people are unique and we encourage and support them to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.
Skills Required
- Part-qualified accountant pursuing ACCA or CIMA
- 1 to 3 years of experience in an accounting or finance position
- Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and management reporting
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting
- Strong communication, teamwork, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and hours necessary to complete the job
- Experience with NetSuite
- Experience with US GAAP revenue accounting
What We Do
CACI offers an unrivalled range of data, marketing and IT solutions to a wide range of industries across both the public and private sectors. We have teams based in both India and the Netherlands. Our Integrated Marketing and Location Planning divisions provides data, software and consulting services to improve our clients’ sales and marketing programmes. We help clients find, retain and grow profitable customers through our understanding of consumer characteristics and behaviour. And we help commercial property developers and retailers plan retail provision in the UK and overseas. Our Technology and Network Services divisions provides a range of software, consultancy and managed services to SME and large enterprise clients from across the public and private sector. With our experience and understanding of big data analytics, systems integration, secure cloud and IT networks, we help clients improve operational processes, gain greater insight into their business and reduce costs.
