Management Accountant

Teledyne Microwave UK (a business unit of Teledyne Aerospace & Defence Electronics UK) provide enabling technologies for industrial growth markets. We have evolved from a company that was primarily focused on aerospace and defence, to one that serves multiple markets that require advanced technology and high reliability.

Here at Teledyne Microwave UK, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world safer, more secure and better connected. We are a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of radio frequency (RF) technology. With unrivalled RF & microwave application knowledge we have experience of creating innovative solutions for the most challenging applications.

At Teledyne, we believe that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mean Opportunity the opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity, to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy, and we believe in implementing environmental, health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors and contractors.

Why this role should be of interest: You will have exposure across the whole business, acting as a business partner to departments and having involvement in all aspects of Management, Project and Cost Accounting. This position will offer you the opportunity to develop your skills and leadership to become the next Financial Controller in the business and develop further across the Teledyne UK group.

What you'll be involved in:

We are looking to recruit a new Management Accountant to join our small onsite finance team.

This role will report directly to the Financial Controller and the main duties will initially include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that stock and work in progress (WIP) are accurately valued in accordance with accounting policies.
• Run the period end stock and WIP valuation reports, reconcile them to the General Ledger and identify stock to be included in the Excess and Obsolete stock provision.
• Prepare accrual and prepayment calculations for the monthly management accounts.
• Variance analysis comparing actual results to plan and forecast.
• Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Providing line management and guidance of the Finance Administrator
• Posting the monthly payroll to the General Ledger.
• Labour hours utilisation reporting
• Oversee inter-company invoicing and reconciling group balances.
• Preparation of the VAT return for submission to HMRC.
• Other tasks and projects to support the Financial Controller and Site Leadership Team.

What we're looking for in you:

• CIMA or ACCA fully qualified or finalist.
• Degree in Finance, Accountancy, Maths or equivalent experience
• Experience and understanding of Manufacturing environments, would be ideal, but not essential
• Have experience of working within a deadline structured delivery environment
• Accurate with good attention to detail.
• Able to work autonomously and part of integrated teams
• Have excellent IT skills, especially within MS Excel spreadsheet development and manipulation
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Be able to work within a fast paced, ever changing business
• Experience of being involved in new systems implementations would be of interest
• This would also suit somebody who has further career ambitions to develop into a Financial Controller in the future

We offer a range of benefits that include:

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan thatmatches employee contributions up to 6%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle car scheme
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional weeks worth of annual leave each year
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Company sick pay
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity
• Local discounts and offers (e.g. gym