Management Accountant Hemmel Hempstead - £50,000 - £65,000

Location: Hemmel Hempstead

Department: Finance

Reports to: Finance Director

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

About the Role:

Our client is seeking a dynamic and skilled Management Accountant to join our Finance team. This role offers a unique blend of stakeholder engagement, commercial activity, and technical financial reporting. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing the transactional finance function, with a deep understanding of all areas within the finance remit, including P&L, balance sheet, and particularly, month-end reporting, AP, AR, banking, inventory, and net working capital management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Transactional Finance: Oversee and manage the Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Customer Services, and Business Analysts processes, ensuring all transactions and payments are recorded accurately and promptly.
• Month-End Reporting: Lead the preparation and submission of management accounts, ensuring compliance with both local and Group reporting systems.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders, including the UKI Leadership Team, to support their understanding of financial results and progress against budgets.
• Data Accuracy: Identify and resolve data discrepancies between systems efficiently to maintain the integrity of financial reporting.
• Financial Analysis: Provide insightful financial analysis and business analytics support to the commercial departments.
• System Proficiency: Maintain a strong working knowledge of all finance systems (SAP, Tagetik, SAC/Athena, IVT, Concur, Ariba, Salesforce) and utilise these tools to execute and retrieve critical financial reports.
• Reconciliation & Reporting: Perform balance sheet reconciliations, reconcile departmental spend against budget, and produce monthly KPI reports.
• Process Improvement: Constantly seek opportunities to improve processes, systems, and reporting mechanisms to enhance operational efficiency.
• Support & Backup: Act as an additional resource for the Finance or Customer Service functions as required, providing cover for other accounting functions during staff absences.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant: CIMA or equivalent.
• Advanced Technical Skills: Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with a strong aptitude for Excel-based analysis and reporting.
• ERP Systems: Experience with SAP or other ERP systems is highly desirable.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Profile of the Ideal Candidate:

• Technical Expertise: A qualified accountant with a robust knowledge of finance systems and processes.
• Organisational Skills: Highly organised with an excellent ability to manage time and prioritise tasks in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong capability to manage and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive & Independent: Ability to work independently, with a methodical approach and an inquisitive mindset that embraces change and drives continuous improvement.
• Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail, particularly in financial processes and systems.

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