Management Accountant | Sevenoaks | £40-45K Our client has a new opportunity to join their growing team in the Sevenoaks area, they are looking for the new member of the team to collaborate with the wider finance team to ensure high quality finance support to the business, if you are an enthusiastic member of the team with a passion of making a difference then this is the role for you.

Responsibilities:

Serve as a connector between the Financial Team and Commercial Team
Serve as a connector between the Financial Team and the Operations teams to ensure proper record keeping is done in the system to allow for automated calculation of various journals
Assume financial management responsibility for various journals and participate in designing a system that automates those postings
Assist the Finance Business Partners by preparing journals to be posted
Assist the Finance Manager in preparing management accounts for the cost centre
Design and deliver analysis, using advanced excel skills and MBC system knowledge, to drive improved understanding of profitability and provide relevant and pragmatic insight and analysis to improve strategic and operational decision making
Assist with preparation of annual budgets, latest forecasts as per corporate timetables
Assist with preparation of budgets and the monitoring and reviewing those budgets thereafter to ensure funds are being maximised, are applied appropriately and costs are managed effectively
Assist with the development of finance systems
Assist in the development of proposals in support of business development opportunities
Keep abreast of financial and accounting developments particularly across the third sector
Assist with teamwork when necessary, in covering ledger functions of the team, i.e. expense reimbursement, sales ledger, purchase ledger, treasury
Seek to improve his/her own performance, contribution, knowledge, skills and participate in training and developmental activities as required
Ensure the implementation of Equality and Diversity policy
Comply with Health & Safety policies and procedures
Carry out such other relevant duties as required by the Head of Financial Management

What you will need:

Excellent communication skills - must be able to establish strong and professional relationships with colleagues
Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills, with the ability to develop financial models to produce integrated P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flows
Demonstrable understanding of how to build reports, extract and analyse management information from core business systems
Ability to communicate complex financial issues to non-financial staff, both verbally and in writing
Ability to coach managers in financial management skills and improve their competency and ability
Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines
Used to working in a fast moving environment
Organised and methodical at completing tasks in accordance with agreed plans
Ability to manage and work flexibly as an active member of a lively, busy team
Attention to detail
Ability to work autonomously and to identify and prioritise tasks appropriately