Management Accountant

Job Description

The Management Accountant is a key financial and commercial role within a large manufacturing company based in Plymouth, providing financial support across the business, as well as within the finance team. The role is to cover a period of maternity leave for 12 months on a fixed term contract. It will suit an experienced accountant (preferably AAT qualified), with strong analytical skills and who has a positive and flexible, continuous improvement mindset. On satisfactory completion of a probationary period, they offer hybrid working-from-home for one day per week and a degree of flexibility with core hours working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce month end sales and gross margin analysis, and variance analysis for management accounts.
• Produce month end profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Produce monthly management report.
• Maintain KPI information.
• Involved in budget and forecast processes.
• Monthly review and update of standard costs – including annual cost roll up.
• Review and refine finance procedures to make improvements (including the use of SAP)
• Prepare statutory accounts for Company and pension scheme
• Lead contact for financial statements statutory.
• Prepare DB Pension scheme accounts and contact for annual audit.
• Review of monthly payroll before submission – UK & overseas payroll.
• Process of P11Ds and any other ad-hoc payments.
• Annual German VAT Return.
• Manage and develop the finance team, including Performance Development Reviews.
• SAP Super User for Finance team.
• Oversee maintenance of financial systems and data reporting.
• Other ad hoc duties or cover as required.

Essential Experience / Qualifications and Attributes Required:

• A’ level Maths or NVQ equivalent.
• Recognised Professional Accountancy Qualification (or close to achievement of).
• Microsoft Excel – intermediate/advanced.
• Team Player.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Self-motivated and enjoys working to deadlines.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Desirable:

• Experience within the manufacturing or FMCG sector
• SAP experience, ideally Super-user

If you are looking for a new challenge and have the relevant experience, please submit an up to date CV by using the ‘apply’ button.

For an informal chat about this position please call Geraldine or Samantha on 01752 252533