About the Role
Role: Management Accountant
Location: Preston
Salary: £35-40k
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Management Accountant to join our finance team (with an immediate start). As a key contributor within our large, multi-site organisation, you will provide high-quality monthly management accounts (P&L and balance sheet), covering end to end procedures, that directly supports strategic decision-making and drives business performance. You will be a key member of UK finance team, whilst also have strong exposure to European Group CFO.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT;
· Prepare monthly management accounts and board pack information
· Process bi-monthly, and ad-hoc, supplier payment runs from start to finish
· Ensure monthly payroll is processed in a timely and compliant manner
· Monthly general ledger reviews for miss-postings and required reclassifications
· Daily / weekly / monthly bank and credit card reconciliations
· Stock booking and reconciliation, including purchase order reconciliations
· Monthly VAT returns and payments, and supporting 3rd party providers in corporation tax compliance
· Liaise with internal teams and external suppliers
· Maintain fixed asset register and monthly depreciation and amortisation bookings
· Maintain accruals and prepayment schedules
· Reconcile all balance sheet accounts on monthly basis
· Assist with annual financial audit requirements
· Ensure intercompany balances are reconciled with group entities
· Complete monthly ONS and other surveys
MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / ATTRIBUTES AS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT;
· Comfortable with working full-time in an office environment
· 3-5 years management accountant experience
· Demonstrable experience in end to end management accounts procedures and production
· Motivated to build their career, with an urgent approach to completing required tasks
· Confident with strong communication skills - must be able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
· Solution oriented - brings solutions to issues, focussed on solving the problem than discussing it
· Pro-active mindset, looks around the corner to determine what is required next
· Curious, with demonstrable desire to learn and continuously improve
· Highly process focussed, consistently takes notes, asks questions and delivers on tasks
· Has strong attention to detail, reads all information sent, reconciles all figures and double checks work
· Team oriented, has prior background in a team environment, whether profession
If you feel the above Management Accountant specification matches your professional background, click apply.