Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant - Up to £55k - Maidenhead

A leading global conglomerate, with a diverse portfolio in Environmental Services, is seeking a Senior Management Accountant.

The Senior Management Accountant will be joining the financial control team and be responsible for providing strong line management and development of direct reports and produce accurate and timely financial information for Senior Management.

The role:

• Assist the Financial Controller to improve processes and controls, driving the business to increased efficiencies and accuracies. Rolling out projects to users and monitoring their success.
• Provide strong line management and development of direct reports.
• Support the Financial Controller with the annual audit process and provide timely, accurate, and reliable monthly reporting.
• To support the Finance Business Partner team to ensure ongoing improvement of quality management information.
• Be accountable for the provision and continuous improvement of the service provided by direct reports.
• Manage the monthly close process to reporting deadlines for relevant sites ensuring that effective cut off processes are in place to ensure accurate and timely information.
• Provide accurate and reliable monthly balance sheet positions for all relevant company codes, including full monthly reconciliation of all control accounts.
• Provide guidance and instil effective communication channels to the sites in the understanding of financial systems and processes, aid any training required, collaborate with them, and suggest possible improvements.
• Collaborate with the Business Partnering teams to ensure ongoing development & improvement of quality management information.
• Participate in the development and implementation of financial policies (revenue recognition, fixed asset capitalisation, stock provisioning etc), procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirement:

• Experience with SAP is highly desirable.
• Managing, developing, and leading a team
• Process improvement, including through use of IT.
• Experience of managing multi-level relationships within the business
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI