Management Accountant

Salary: £48,000 - £50,000
Location: Leicestershire  |  Type: Permanent

Senior Management Accountant

Secure Company ** TWO working from Home (WFH) if desired ** Great Business

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant to join an extremely sucessful business based near to Loughborough. Our client offers a secure role in a great team. Reporting to the FC this position offers plenty of scope for development and is extremely varied.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

To support the Financial Controller in meeting internal and external financial, tax, company and statutory reporting obligations in an efficient and timely manner. To ensure accurate transactional processing and adherence to controls. To manage the month end routine and production of the management accounts in line with the month end timetable. To support with quarterly and annual audits and production of the statutory accounts. To be a key member in the budgeting and forecasting process.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Management Accountant will be managing the sales ledger and purchase ledger, ensuring accurate and timely transaction processing in accordance with internal controls.
To ensure all Purchase Ledger and Sales ledger invoice and credit notes VAT posting is correct.
To manage the stock booking in process and ensure shipments are set up in line with agreed SLAs
To review supplier statement reconciliations on a monthly basis ensuring any missing invoices are requested and posted in a timely manner
To manage complete full balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis
To assist with reviewing and clearing open purchase order reports and GRNI/GINR
Produce monthly and quarterly VAT returns
Work to and manage strict month end/period end cut offs in line with the company month end timetable
Preparation of the monthly management accounts in conjunction with the Financial Controller
Ownership of budget holder year to date accounts and providing narrative for movements
Collating and inputting annual sales budget data and quarterly sales forecast data cascading down to SKU level in "Board"
Support the quarterly forecasting and yearly budgeting
Support the finance team in ad hoc projects.
Qualified CIMA, ACA or ACMA (or other appropriate accounting qualification) although candidates who are studying and near qualification will also be considered.
Strong experience of overall combined accounting and finance
Experience of running a month end to strict cut offs
Experience of year end statutory audits and statutory accounting
Thorough and current knowledge of VAT accounting and reporting.
Ability to manage and motivate a team
Strong interpersonal skills; honesty; integrity; reliability; solid written and verbal communication skills; high attention to detail; organisational skills; and team-player.
Excellent systems and IT skills, including MS excel to an advanced level
This is a great organisation to join where people stay and grow. They offer a fantastic working environment and this role will be extremely varied and interesting with the opportunity to learn from the FC and FD.

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