Senior Management Accountant

• Fast evolving organisation
• Challenging and interesting business

My client is a start-up manufacturing business with a diversified offering that focusses on providing a range of niche products and services to consumer markets across the world. Due to increasing demand on the finance team a need has arisen for a Senior Management Accountant to join. Focused on supporting the Head of Finance with monthly reporting on operating results as well as day to day financial needs. This will be a challenging opportunity with the following key responsibilities:

Main Duties:

• Deliver the monthly management accounts to strict deadlines
• Assist Head of Finance in analysing the management accounts and discuss variances to budget
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations including revenue and stock
• Weekly/monthly margin/data analysis
• Manage large data/revenue reporting and analysis
• Assist with year end and half year end reporting and audit work.
• Review and Process monthly payroll
• Good systems understanding. Using stock control system, accounting software & payroll software.
• Liaise with other teams in the company to understand reporting/budget requirements as well as budget variances
• Assist with the preparation annual forecasts and Budgeting
• Complete quarterly VAT returns and reporting
• Complete national statistics requirements
• Oversee transactional work from the rest of the team
• Significant number of ad hoc tasks and process improvements

Person Specification:

• Fully Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Strong excel skills (intermediate level preferable)
• Willing to learn and take on new challenges
• Manufacturing experience preferable
• Able to work in a fast paced environment
• Comfortable working to tight/short deadlines
• Able to plan and prioritise own work
• Work on own initiative with minimal supervision
• Process improvement and/or systems implementation experience desirable