Job Description

Role Purpose:

Responsible for ensuring all financial and management transactions/insight is recorded in an accurate and timely fashion, monthly/weekly/daily reporting and helping to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.

Accountabilities:

• Production of daily/weekly and monthly management information on a timely and accurate basis
• Providing meaningful commentary on the variances to budget and on trend, highlighting potential risks and opportunities in the numbers
• Approving spends and ensuring budgetary control across the site
• Preparing costing's for new products, reviewing bill of materials
• Investigating variances and providing solutions/process implementation to resolve any ongoing issues
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Full balance sheet reconciliations for the month end reporting pack and resolution of any variances within the following month
• Assisting in the preparation of the year-end audit file and liaising with both the internal and external auditors
• Supporting projects around stock accuracy and refining the stock process to eradicate stock discrepancies within the ERP system
• Managing one member of staff responsible for Credit Control and Accounts Payable

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Professional, engaging with a positive attitude Curious attitude towards learning and resolving problems, proactive individual who isn't afraid to make changes to the status quo in order to bring improvements Working quickly and meeting deadlines Strong character, ready to liaise with any personality around the business A strong communicator - based around our 'core' values of trust, honesty, respect, passion and admiration. Demonstrates a passion for what we do, and puts our customers at the heart of what we do. A passion and pride for delivering exemplary standards Driven and highly motivated to learn, develop and grow within their role Accounting qualification required (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) - part qualified can be reviewed for the right candidate Strong knowledge of Excel, IF formulas, SUM Ifs, V Lookups and Pivot tables as minimum People managing or mentoring experience is a plus Ideally would have had purchase ledger experience but not essential Manufacturing experience is preferable Be comfortable offering both support and challenging the site leadership team A "hands on" approach Comfortable designing and implementing new processes and procedures