Job Description

You will need to gain a full working knowledge of all fundamental accounting tasks within the department, which will include manufacturing transactions and the effect on standard costs and variances, purchase ledger invoice processing, payment runs, debtor cash collection and allocation, VAT and various ledger reconciliations. Whilst your role will be responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts for a number of divisions within the Group, it’s important that you get to know how the team operates as a whole.

In addition, your role will include analysis of key variances and explanation of these results to divisional management. Preparation of budgets and re-forecasts in consultation with the relevant operating division’s management team will also form an important part of the role. Other duties will include preparation of year-end reports and accounts for statutory and tax purposes which will include liaising with auditors.

This is a key role within the business and it will offer the individual a chance to experience how a high-tech manufacturing business within an exciting and growing sector operates, and will provide a breadth of commercial accounting experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities