Management Accountant

Description

Management Accountant

Preston

£37,500 DoE

35.2 hours per week Flexible hours - Office based

Study support

We are working with one of the UK's best-known names founded in the 70's with a turnover of more than £387 million. Over the past four decades, they have become industry leaders and garnered a reputation for excellence thanks to their high-quality product selection and dedication to providing impeccable customer service.

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate must have at least one year's Management Accountant experience i.e., P & Ls, Balance Sheet, and Budgets, and must have advanced Excel skills.

You will need to have strong interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail and the ability to be able to multi-task, work under pressure and prioritise your workload to achieve weekly/monthly deadlines.

A driving license is a must as you will be required to travel to other offices for budget meetings during working hours in a pool car on a quarterly/monthly.

To provide financial and management input and advice/assistance and to produce monthly accounts.

Key Tasks:

• Ensure that day-to-day financial controls is being adhered to.
• Maintain and improve financial controls, documenting financial procedures.
• Prepare detailed annual budgets with local managers to provide a control tool to help manage the business.
• Facilitate business planning and preparation of forecasts as required.
• Assist cost centre managers in the financial management of their businesses.
• Prepare monthly accounts to specific standards within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain accurate control of Assets and Liabilities of the company.
• Maintain management reports.
• Prepare short-term cash flow forecasts to specific standards within agreed deadlines.
• Regularly maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Produce necessary statutory information.
• Provide the finance lead in a range of corporate projects.
• Complete reporting pack for the group as required.
• Undertake any ad hoc exercises as required.