Management Accountant | Permanent | Stonehouse | up to £55,000
Job Summary
To manage, be responsible for and where appropriate undertake activities in the following areas:
- Assist with preparation of Monthly Management Accounts including commentary
- Business Information & Management Reporting
- General accounting & related work
- Bank Reconciliations and cashflow forecasting
- Assist with preparation of Company Budgets
- Assist with annual Audit
Main Duties and Key Responsibilities
Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts, including:
- Concise commentary using exception reporting
- Graphs & appropriate KPI’s
- Reporting against Prior Year and Budget
- Business Information & Management Reporting
- Report and communicate timely & relevant information on an agreed frequency including
- orders, sales, gross margins, purchases, stock, debtors and any other key area
- Help develop KPI’s which monitor Business Critical Activity
- General Accounting and related work
- Accurate calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments
- Monthly control account reconciliations (e.g. bank, debtors, creditors, stock, fixed assets, intercompany)
- Perform full GL analysis
- Maintenance and accurate upkeep of Fixed Asset Register
- Writing reports using SQL in Excel and releasing to business
- Reporting for EC Sales and Intrastat
- Complete VAT returns monthly
- Ad hoc work as required by the business
- Provide cover during periods of absence /holiday
Skills and Abilities
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Well organized and able to hit deadlines
- Tenacity and maturity
- Not easily phased by issues
Knowledge and Experience
- AAT Qualified desirable
- Part qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA Accountant desirable
- FMCG manufacturing in Food and Drink sector desirable
- Management Accounts & KPI preparation and reporting
- Expert user in ERP/MRP (e.g. SAP B1, Sage 1000 or Exchequer)
- Expert Excel user including using SQL
For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy
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