Management Accountant

Your new role
The role sits within site finance, reporting to Site Finance Manager at Worksop. As a Management Accountant, you will business partner key stakeholders onsite. You will provide day-to-day financial control through the reporting forecasting cycles which are reviewed by the Site Finance Manager (weekly/monthly/quarterly) as well as providing in depth analysis to drive performance improvements at site. As one of the UK's largest manufacturers in their field, the setting is a fast-paced and complex business, with turnover in excess of £1bn at the last reporting date, this role will be reporting for 2 of the Manufacturing sites.

Finance Control & Operations

• Maintain site standards to reflect current working practices and agreed specifications
• Factory Quality & Status stock chasing and write off
• Stock checks and yield queries
• Preparation of weekly / monthly reporting cycle (Financial Performance Reports, forecasts, Key Performance Indicators etc)
• Reporting savings initiatives, including BIP projects
• Attendance at Site operations meetings
• Balance Sheet control including accruals & prepayments
• Control, analysis and communication of site overhead spends in collaboration with the site Finance Manager

Performance Reporting

• Reporting timely and accurate information to site teams - both financial and non-financial
• Month end budget holder overhead reviews as required
• Preparation of the FPR (Financial Performance Report) by Site with analysis

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Preparation of site budgets and forecasts, ensuring they are accurate, robust, challenged and understood
• Communication of forecasts and budgets to site teams to drive understanding and accountability
• Preparation of monthly volume forecasting with associated Risks and Opportunities.
• Preparation of Labour forecasting: recovery simulation vs actual, Labour charge forecasting based on operational requirements
• Responsible for annual New Standards Process (NSP) reconciliation for all recipe changes (commercial & BIP) & scrap factors

Costing

• Review and challenge costings created ensuring accuracy.
• Completion of Financial sign off of costings, raising any issues with the Site Finance Manager.

Decision Support

• Drive cost reduction via proactive challenge and collaboration
• Provision of ad-hoc analysis, modelling and project support as required by the Site Finance Manager.

People

• Business partner Centre Managers, Engineering Manager and QA Managers
• Support Site Finance Manager
• Play an active role within the Grocery supply chain finance team, sharing best practice amongst sites to drive performance and consistency
• Deputise for Site Finance Manager & Team

Experience & Competencies Required

• Strong Manufacturing background/experience
• Previous experience with Business Partnering from a Finance perspective
• Understanding of variance analysis
• Knowledge of forecasting cycles
• Advanced SAP
• Advanced Excel
• Self-motivated & proactive
• Good analytical skills
• Work calmly under pressure and achieve deadlines
• Strong communication and people skills
• Ideally, some experience with costing in manufacturing
• Part Qualified CIMA/ACCA ideal but not essential

Package on offer

This role is paying up to the £45k a year mark for the relevant experience, including a £1000 yearly bonus, study support, private medical health cover and a contributory pension. The role is to be performed 5 days a week on site. The role offers a great progression pathway into management.

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