An exciting opportunity has become available for a Management Accountant to join a well-established but growing organisation who have successfully acquired a couple of other organisations and are therefore seeking to appoint a number of key finance positions.
As Management Accountant, you will be responsible for:
- Preparation of monthly management reporting for the business units of circa £15-20m turnover, including variance analysis vs. budget and forecast, capex and balance sheet reporting, intercompany and production of Board reporting pack schedules.
- Supporting with weekly/monthly/quarterly cashflow forecasts for the business unit as required.
- Supporting the sales ledger process to ensure invoices are raised and settled in a timely manner to support the cashflow of the business.
- Providing commercial finance support to the business to ensure margins are maximised through close management of the supply chain from materials, production, stock and WIP.
- Responding to group finance team requests in relation to each of the business units.
- Provision of information to, and liaison with, auditors to ensure effective annual audit process for the business unit.
- Wider finance team and ad-hoc project support as required.
- Identification and implementation of process improvements, efficiency initiatives and financial controls.
Key Relationships/Interactions: (Internally and Externally)
- Customers – internal customers include leadership teams and the new Group, as well as the Executive team.
- Key Suppliers – these include external auditors, banking partners and professional services vendors.
Personal Attributes
- Commercial Orientation: focused on understanding financial reporting needs and delivering accurate and timely work outputs that help the Group make the right decisions at the right time.
- Acting with Integrity: being open, self-reflective and trusted by employees and flexible customers alike, role-modelling and championing a positive and collaborative culture.
- Self-Management: seeing problems as opportunities; have a high level of initiative; be goal-oriented; and take accountability of your work outputs and actions.
- Goal Oriented: seek to understand and personally contribute to the mission and future, translating the organisational strategy into practical initiatives and solutions; be creative and innovative in achieving the goals of the organisation.
- Collaborative: enjoy being mentored and mentoring others; being a team player; empowering others through both formal and informal channels.
- Hands-on and detail-oriented: focus closely on each project and constantly find ways to finish tasks efficiently; happy to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in to get the job done.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience/Behaviours:
Essential
- Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Familiarity with Oracle NetSuite or similar ERP systems.
- Experience in Finance Business Partnering.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Problem-solving aptitude.
- Creative and dynamic – think outside the box, challenge the norm.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business.
- Ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders across the business.