Job Description

Our client is working with a large organisation in Coventry who are seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join a busy team on a 12 month contract.

The role shall require the following;

• Support both the Group Management Accountant and Head of Business Accounting
• Provide Key Financial Support to Department Heads
• Facilitate quick; clear accurate cost analysis to identify key issues
• Interpret the financial results in a cause and effect manner and make recommendations to remedy any risks and issues identified
• Ensure business performance is understood and key issues reviewed with Stakeholders
• Take ownership of areas of control ensuring they are understood and effectively reported on

Responsibilities

Month End

• Prepare and assist in the production of the accurate monthly management accounts for all Central and Parcels Overheads
• Ensuring financial controls are robust, with weaknesses identified and processes improved to rectify
• Highlighting key financial issues through strong analysis and financial support
• Presentation of accruals and prepayments, unbilled property costs and ad hoc accruals upon request
• Robust and detailed variance analysis
• Accurate production of balance sheets and ensure effective controls are in place, to regularly review and provide appropriate support to meet internal and external examination

Reporting/Planning

• Production of accurate and timely Management Accounts which reflects current business performance whilst ensuring key issues are highlighted
• Providing key management information in a timely accurate and consistent manner
• Production of owned weekly flash reports and input into the Parcels Weekly Flash Reporting process and with process improvements put in place to improve accuracy

Business Support

• Provide ad hoc support to Senior Finance staff and Head of Business Accounting as and when required
• Facilitate monthly Financial Reviews with heads of departments and Group Finance Director as and when required
• Work with heads of departments to ensure their costs are effectively controlled
• To analyse/support departments, ensuring performance is understood and actions to improve performance are identified and communicated

Budgeting / Forecasting

• Achieve effective budgeting and quarterly forecasting through cost planning
• Support Group Management Account to conduct a robust and regular forecast process to identify cost overruns quickly and accurately and to communicate information appropriately
• Maintain accurate budget records in Open Accounts to ensure continuity is maintained throughout the business for reporting purposes

Experience & Skill Set

Skill Set Required

• Excellent communication skills
• Can demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to investigate variances and provide recommendations

Personality Profile

• Approachable
• Proactive approach to meeting individual and team deadlines
• Willingness to help out and cover the workload of other team members
• Can develop insight for smarter direction of analysis
• Can be relied upon to deliver

Required skills

• management accounts month end reporting variance analysis fixed asset

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills • Can demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail • Ability to manage own workload • Ability to investigate variances and provide recommendations