Management Accountant

Working with a Global manufacturer I am looking for a Management Accountant to manage the UK side of the business.
The successful candidate will report to the Group Finance Director and will have the responsibility for the day-to-day management accounting responsibilities and producing management accounts for the UK business and supporting where necessary, the USA business. One of the key aspects of this role will be to 'hands on' deliver the production of the monthly accounts offering insightful commentary and analysis to showcase potential issues and improvements.
You will need to be a qualified Accountant and have at least 5 years post qualification experience. You will also need good experience of the day-to-day transactional duties together with experience of producing Management Accounts and a clear understanding of the business difference in adding value, BI and MI delivered from the data.
Daily duties will include:
- Reporting to the Group Finance Director, preparing and delivering the month end accounts, P&L, Cashflow, Balance sheet, developing and delivering functional leadership team requirements and business KPI's
- Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting process
- Preparation of the group sales report
- Preparation of the Accruals and Prepayments of Subsidiaries
- Preparation of the VAT return for review by Financial Controller
- Population of monthly Management Information Packs in excel
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation and resolution
- Posting of Employment cost journals
- Daily, weekly, period Banking
- Payroll supervision and responsibility for on time, accurate completion, checking and BACS commitment along with HMRC filing requirements
- Completion of annual Audit deliverables pack along with ongoing timely information requirements during audit process - Q1 each year
- Ownership of Standard cost model and use to derive monthly cost of sales
- Annual stocktake management and coordination with the UK operations team
- Providing support in a variety of financial projects
- Assist the Group Finance Director and FP&A with audit queries during year end processes
- Any other Ad hoc duties as required by Management
- Foster and develop excellent working relationships with other members of the finance team and wider commercial and operational functions of the business
- As a team and on an individual basis, seek to continuously develop current processes and systems
If you have previous experience within a manufacturing business, experience operating at management accountancy level in a multi-currency environment, have a hands on approach with strong attention to detail then this could be a fantastic opportunity for you!
Please contact Joanne Sizer @ SF Recruitment to apply for this role or for an informal chat about the position