Unipet International have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join the team based in Sittingbourne, Kent on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £40,000 - £50,000 per annum.

Unipet International are leading manufacturers of wild bird feed. This successful growing business now needs an experienced Management Accountant to provide effective management information and financial control. As a member of the SMT the Management Accountant will have involvement in developing the organisation at this exciting time.

The Management Accountant role:

As our Management Accountant, you will be responsible for all aspects of Unipet International Ltd's financial matters overseeing Sales ledger and Purchase ledger departments including credit control, cash management, and financial reporting to the business.

Key responsibilities of our Management Accountant:

Produce monthly management accounts including profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, budgets, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries
Assist in the production of the annual budgets and periodic forecasting
Provide management reporting for decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post-implementation analysis
Ongoing review of cash flow and production of forecasts
Produce annual statutory accounts in management accounts format
Calculation, presentation and payment of VAT
Negotiating on major projects, loans and grants
Manage capital expenditure
Report on company assets and liabilities including balance sheet account reconciliations and review of intangible assets
Ensure compliance with all financial regulations
Carry out continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations
Management of ledger clerks, including day-to-day communication and motivation as well as performance management
Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
Maintain the company focus on delivering a quality service through communication and education
Maintain a full understanding of the legal requirements required within the department and also within the business to be able to operate with full legal compliance

Skills and experience we are looking for in our Management Accountant:

Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 3 years experience
Proven technical ability
An understanding of modern management information systems
The ability to manage, delegate, motivate, monitor, and control team activity
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management
Intellectual with strong commercial acumen
Time management skills
Good attention to detail
Strong communication skills
Adaptability
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Benefits:

5 weeks holiday plus Bank holidays
Life insurance and long term sickness benefit cover
Pension contributions

If you are interested in becoming our new Management Accountant, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you!