Management Accountant

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