Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

12-month fixed contract

£40-42k

Our client, an established manufacturing business based in Ilkeston, is seeking a Management Accountant to join them as soon as possible. You will play an integral role in producing exceptional quality management accounting information for a key division of the business.

Support to the Finance Controller in day-to-day operation of accounts and financial controls, ensuring the business maintains strong financial discipline and effective processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Controller in establishing and maintaining robust financial and business processes.
• Monthly Accounts Preparation - Prepare monthly accounts, including accruals, prepayment preparation, and journal posting.
• Investigate and explain overhead spend variances to the budget, recommending and outlining necessary actions.
• Conduct margin analysis to ensure profitability targets are met.
• Weekly and Monthly Reporting, Preparation of weekly labour reports
• Generate monthly margin reports, investigating variances from targets.
• Create weekly cash flow forecasts and explain variances from previous forecasts.
• Sales reporting
• Conduct VAT analysis to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual budget for the business.
• Support the annual external audit, ensuring the business complies with current accounting standards

Our client is keen to attract an experienced Management Accountant, qualification isn’t important however experience, a proactive approach and the ability to produce quality Accounting and reporting is essential. We are considering Qualified by experience and PQ candidates with relevent experience. Our client is a manufacturing business and experience within another manufacturing environment would be preferred. Strong IT skills (in particular MS Excel is essential along with excellent analysis and reporting skills.