Job Description

The Role:- the Management Accountant will

• Analyse Financial and Business data to assess and challenge performance, and to assist management decision making.
• Produce key reports, daily, weekly, and monthly, and insightful commentary as appropriate in a timely and accurate manner to support business operations and performance management.
• As a Business Partner to the Sales and Operations teams, assist in activities ranging from new business development though to performance improvement.
• Work with the wider Finance team to develop improved, insightful information to support business goals.
• Support monthly financial forecasting and annual budgeting process.
• Manage elements of the balance sheet and support wider month end activities, including transaction processing, account reconciliation and control, and insightful commentary.
• Assist wider Finance team and act as support to broader Finance activities eg Sales & Purchase ledger
• Great opportunities to be involved in a range of development projects, including ERP implementation.

The Benefits

• Starting salary up to £25k, with excellent development potential
• Study support
• 25 days holiday plus 3 days bank holidays

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This is a superb opportunity for a part qualified Management Accountant wishing to develop their career in Finance. Working within a fast paced, dynamic, success driven organisation the ideal candidate will: Have a mind set to ask why and drive to improve. Be looking for great development and progression opportunities, and keen to succeed. Be a confident verbal and written communicator, able to interact and influence across stakeholders. Be a collaborative, inquisitive, engaged individual - Really getting to know the business is central to success. Have strong attention to detail and a right first time approach. Culturally bring a sense of humour and desire to enjoy their time at work. Of Graduate calibre, ideally with experience of working within a Finance team. Experience of working in a manufacturing environment and familiarity, with standard costing preferred. Excellent Excel capability essential, other MS capabilities advantageous Process and systems orientated, with ERP or other systems experience or a keen interest to develop. Experience in FMCG advantageous The role will ideally suit a CIMA / ACCA studier with ambition to develop their career in Finance.